Mormyrops batesianus Boulenger, 1909

Family:  Mormyridae (Elephantfishes)
Max. size:  28 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  Africa: Boumba River (middle Congo River basin) in Cameroon (Ref. 42500, 51193).
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Present in the Bumba River (Sangha drainage, middle Congo River basin) (Ref. 42500, 51193). Type-locality of the holotype of Mormyrops batesianus: 'Assobam, Bumba River' (Ref. 42500). Also Ref. 3203.


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