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Pollimyrus isidori
Pollimyrus isidori is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, found in the rivers of Gambia, Bénoué, Senegal, Niger, Volta, Chad, Nile and the coastal banks of several rivers in the Ivory Coast; it can reach a size of approximately 90 mm.
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Range & habitat
Its distribution is mainly in Africa, in countries such as Gambia, as well as in Niger, and may extend as far as the Nile River. The subspecies Pollimyrus isidori fasciaticeps and Pollimyrus isidori osborni can be found only in the Congo River basin.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
It feeds on marine mud, remains of vegetation and small invertebrate animals. This species consists of three subspecies:
Pollimyrus isidori fasciaticeps (Boulenger, 1920). Pollimyrus isidori isidori (Valenciennes, 1847) Pollimyrus isidori osborni (Nichols & Griscom, 1917)
Wikipedia: “Diet”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 617564.