Campylomormyrus christyi

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	OSTEOGLOSSIFORMES	MORMYRIDAE

Scientific Name:	Campylomormyrus christyi
Species Authority:	(Boulenger, 1920)
Synonym/s:	Campylomornyrus mirus (non Boulenger, 1898) Gnathonemus christyi Boulenger, 1920

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2010
Assessor/s:	Moelants, T.
Reviewer/s:	Brummett, R., Mbe Tawe, A.N., Dening Touokong, C., Reid, G.M., Snoeks, J. Staissny, M., Moelants, T., Mamonekene, V., Ndodet, B., Ifuta, S.N.B., Chilala, A., Monsembula, R., Ibala Zamba, A., Opoye Itoua, O., Pouomogne, V., Darwall, W. & Smith, K.
Contributor/s:
Justification: Although there are threats known in the species distribution area, the species is listed Least Concern because of its relatively broad distribution. If the construction of Inga 3 and Grand Inga, and the Luozi mining project will be executed, the status of this species needs to be reassessed.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Campylomormyrus christyi is known from the Lower Congo River basin (Matadi), from Pool Malebo (Stanley Pool) and from the Kasai and Fimi Rivers, Central Congo River basin.
Countries:	Native: Congo; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
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Population [top]

Population:	No information available.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This is a demersal species.
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Marine transport and oil disposal by boats and Matadi pose threats in the region. When the water falls, oil remains on the bottom. Urbanisation at Pool Malebo (Stanley Pool) forms a problem in the region through sewage cast and lead toxicity, mainly coming from car oil and a lot of boat traffic. Inga 1 and 2 are existing dams on the Lower Congo with a minimal impact. Inga 3, to be built in five years, will divert a significant amount of flow. Grand Inga will block a great part of the mainstream with major impact. Given the restricted mainstream habitat and mainstream impacts such as pollution, it can be threatened in the future by mining in the Luozi region. The key component of concrete is found in this region, and there is potential to mining in the area.

Major Threat(s):

Marine transport and oil disposal by boats and Matadi pose threats in the region. When the water falls, oil remains on the bottom. Urbanisation at Pool Malebo (Stanley Pool) forms a problem in the region through sewage cast and lead toxicity, mainly coming from car oil and a lot of boat traffic. Inga 1 and 2 are existing dams on the Lower Congo with a minimal impact. Inga 3, to be built in five years, will divert a significant amount of flow. Grand Inga will block a great part of the mainstream with major impact. Given the restricted mainstream habitat and mainstream impacts such as pollution, it can be threatened in the future by mining in the Luozi region. The key component of concrete is found in this region, and there is potential to mining in the area.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	None known.

Conservation Actions:

None known.

Citation:	Moelants, T. 2010. Campylomormyrus christyi. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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