Mormyrops nigricans Boulenger, 1899

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Mormyrops nigricans Boulenger, 1899

Pollimyrus nigricans (Boulenger, 1906) [Synonym: senior, new / Possible – Misapplied�

Marcusenius nigricans Boulenger, 1906 [Synonym: senior, original / Possible – Misapplied�

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 34 cm TL

Water type: freshwater

Environment: demersal

Depth range: _

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2010)

Source: preserved

Distribution and remarks: known from the Foulakari River in lower Congo, Pool Malebo (Stanley Pool) and from the central Congo River basin. It has also been recorded from Kindu, Lualaba River and from upper Congo River basin. It is also known from the Lower Guinea region, where it is restricted to the main channel of the Ogowe River and the Ngounie River. It is absent from the Ivindo River.