Mesoborus crocodilus Pellegrin, 1900
Mesoborus crocodilus
photo by Mamonekene, V.

Family:  Distichodontidae (Distichodus)
Max. size:  25 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  pelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Africa: middle (Ref. 1880, 4910, 45441, 46901, 106290) and upper (Ref. 51906, 106245) Congo River basin in Cameroon, Republic of Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Maximum TL was recorded at 26.5 cm (Ref. 7094).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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