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Mormyridae (Elephantfishes)
Etymology: Mormyrops: Greek, mormyros = a fish (Sparus sp) + Greek, ops = appearance (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: ‘Monsieur Oudot’ was honoured because he obtained the type and several other ‘rare and interesting species’ while shopping in Bamako, Mali, on the Niger River. We have found no further biographical details. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
; air tawar dasar (demersal). Tropical
Africa: Known only by the type specimen found in Bamako, Mali from the River Niger.
Size / Weight / umur
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.4 cm SL jantan/; (Ref. 2915)
Duri punggung (Keseluruhan (total)) : 0; duri punggung lunak (Keseluruhan (total)) : 35; Duri dubur: 0; Sirip dubur lunak: 45. More or less massive body than M. caballus. Narrow head (length/interorbital space ratio 10 to 1), snout similar to M. caballus. Uniformly dark with neck and stomach much clearer. With depression in the middle between gills and eyes. Eyes laterally situated. Anal fin origin before dorsal fin origin.
Affinities: M. caballus (Ref. 2915).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Kematangan | Reproduksi, perkembang biakan | Pemijahan | telur-telur | Fecundity | Larva
Bigorne, R., 1990. Mormyridae. p. 122-184. In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux saumâtres d'Afrique de l'Ouest. tome 1. Faune Trop. 28. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, and ORSTOM, Paris. (Ref. 2915)
Status IUCN Red List (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
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Harmless
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