| Family: |
Mormyridae (Elephantfishes) |
| Max. size: |
22 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater; pH range: 5 |
| Distribution: |
Africa: widespread in the Congo River basin in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola (Ref. 83752). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 31-34; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 33-36 |
| Biology: |
Possesses electro receptors over the entire head and on the ventral and dorsal regions of the body, but absent from the side and the caudal peduncle where the electric organ is located (Ref. 10011). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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