Mormyrops nigricans Boulenger, 1899
Mbamzogh,  Mormyre,  Oyogouyogou

Family:  Mormyridae (Elephantfishes)
Max. size:  34 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  Africa: Ogowe in Gabon (Ref. 81635) and the middle Congo River basin in Cameroon (Ref. 51193), Republic of Congo (Ref. 44840) and Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 1877). Also reported from the Lualaba (Ref. 51906).
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Present in the main channel of the Ogowe and Ngounié; absent from the Ivindo (Ref. 81635).


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