Myomyrus pharao

Myomyrus pharao

Vulnerable Mormyrid Fish of the Congo Basin

Myomyrus pharao is a freshwater fish of Africa. The species occupies freshwater habitats. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 29.6 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Bonytongues
Family: Mormyridae
Genus: Myomyrus
Maximum length: 29.6 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Africa: lower Congo River (Ref. 42520 ) and Wagenia Falls (Ref. 42520 , 106245 ) in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Presence in the Aruwimi in DRC questionable (Ref. 106290 ). Probably absent from Pool Malebo (Ref. 42520 ; see also country comments).
Conservation status: VUVulnerable

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