Microdesmus africanus Dawson, 1979

Family:  Microdesmidae (Wormfishes), subfamily: Microdesminae
Max. size:  7.45 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; brackish; marine
Distribution:  Eastern Central Atlantic: Two specimens are known from the Congo estuary.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Presumed to borrow in shallow muddy littoral and estuarine bottoms (Ref. 10815).
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 15 July 2014 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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