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Scientific Name Paramormyrops kingsleyae    (Günther, 1896)
Common Name
Type Locality Old Calabar, Nigeria [but locality probably the Ogowe River, Gabon].
Synonym(s) Brienomyrus kingsleyae, Brienomyrus kingsleyae kingsleyae, Marcusenius cabrae, Marcusenius kingsleyae, Mormyrus kingsleyae, Paramormyrops kingsleyae kingsleyae, Paramorpmyrops cabrae, Pollimyrus kingsleyae, Pollimyrus kingsleyae kingsleyae
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Size 135mm or 5.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Africa: Congo River and coastal drainages from Mayumbe to Bay of Guinea. Also known from Old Calabar, Nigeria and the coastal basins of Cameroon.
IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 17 (no. 100) (art. 37), pp 281, Pl. 15 (fig. A)
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:36 (species record created: 2013 Sep 04 00:06)