Mormyrops boulengeri Pellegrin, 1900

Family:  Mormyridae (Elephantfishes)
Max. size:  25 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater,
Distribution:  Africa: middle Congo River basin, including the Alima in Republic of Congo (Ref. 42502) and Pool Malebo (Ref. 41585), the middle Congo River (Ref. 41590), Lake Tumba (Ref. 41580), the Ruki drainage (Ref. 41580, 93897) and the Itimbiri (Ref. 106290) in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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