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Heteromormyrus ansorgii (Boulenger, 1905)

Slender stonebasher
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Mozambique country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Present in the Buzi and Pungwe rivers (Ref. 52128, 52193). Also Ref. 4537.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mz.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Skelton, P.H., 2001
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Osteoglossiformes (Bony tongues) > Mormyridae (Elephantfishes)
Etymology: Heteromormyrus: Greek, heteros = other + Greek mormyros = a kind of fish similar to Boops sp. (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Boulenger.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

; agua dulce demersal.   Tropical; 11°S - 21°S

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

Africa: Cuanza River in Angola (Ref. 52193, 128501), also Cunene, Okavango, upper Zambezi, Buzi and Pungwe rivers, and an isolated population occurs in the Ruo River (lower Zambezi system) in Malawi (Ref. 52193). In the Congo basin known from the Kwango in Angola (Ref. 11970). Possibly also in the Inkisi River (lower Congo) (Ref. 12818, 120641), Lufira and Luwombwa rivers (upper Congo basin) (Ref. 12818) but these need confirmation.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 52193)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 18 - 19; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 24 - 26. Diagnosis: dorsal fin origin nearer caudal fin base than tip of snout; origin of dorsal fin behind origin of anal fin; dorsal fin shorter than anal fin; chin (mental swelling) present but feebly developed; dorsal fin with 19 rays, anal fin with 24-26 rays (Ref. 52193).

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Found in rocky habitats in flowing waters (Ref. 7248, 52193). Feeds on small aquatic invertebrates (Ref. 7248, 52193) such as insect larvae (Ref. 7248).

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Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador | Colaboradores

Sullivan, J.P.: Hopkins, C.D., S. Pirro, R. Peterson, A. Chakona, T.I. Mutizwa, C. Mukweze Mulelenu, F.H. Alqahtani, E. Vreven and C.B. Dillman, 2022. Mitogenome recovered from a 19th century holotype by shotgun sequencing supplies a generic name for an orphaned clade of African weakly electric fishes (Osteoglossomorpha, Mormyridae). ZooKeys 1129:163-196. (Ref. 128501)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 24 July 2018

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5002   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00562 (0.00251 - 0.01261), b=3.05 (2.85 - 3.25), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  3.2   ±0.40 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).