FB-5082 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5082 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Marcusenius Marcusenius cyprinoides (Linnaeus, 1758) Um shelfa Um shiffa Rypoun kapří Trunkfish Niiluse markuskala Särkinuijakala Faya Afinfin Aben Akonopio Akonthok Apem Elephant fish Elugi Kabre Kabring Kawring Kuath Mbongo mbongo Mbongombongo Oprigene-opoku 似鯉異吻象鼻魚 似鲤异吻象鼻鱼 Gnathonemus cyprinoides (Linnaeus, 1758) Gnathonemus cyprinoides elongata (Rüppell, 1832) Mormyrops abbreviatus (Valenciennes, 1847) Mormyrops cyprinoides (Linnaeus, 1758) Mormyrops elongatus (non Norman, 1935) Mormyrops labiatus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809) Mormyrus abbreviatus Valenciennes, 1847 Mormyrus cyprinoides Linnaeus, 1758 Mormyrus elongatus Rüppell, 1832 Mormyrus labiatus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809 Mormyrus salahie Lacepède, 1803 1992-02-17 2022-11-08 Blache, J.0 Les poissons du bassin du Tchad et du bassin adjacent du Mayo Kebbi. Étude systématique et biologique. Mém. 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Ecology 103(e3829):1-2. (Ref. 137577) Lucas, M.C., E. Baras, T.J. Thom, A. Duncan and O. Slavík0 Migration of freshwater fishes. Blackwell Science Ltd. 440 p. (Ref. 138143) FB-GeneralDescr-5082 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tess Cruz 1992-02-17 00:00:00 2025-11-19 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5082 Adults inhabit lakes, lagoons, reservoirs and (irrigation) canals. They are bottom feeding insectivores that breed during the flood season and enters the floodplain for this purpose (Ref. 28714). Thay show three 'preferred' modes of intervals between electric organ discharges (inter-EOD) when at rest: 10-35 ms, 50-120 ms and 200-350 ms (Ref. 10833). 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) FB-DiagnosticDescr-5082 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Maria Lourdes D. Palomares 1992-06-11 00:00:00 2022-11-08 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5082 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Diagnosis: teeth small and conical (Ref. 4903, 81274), arranged in a single series confined to the middle of each jaw, 5-6 in both jaws (Ref. 4903). 16(-18) scales around caudal peduncle (Ref. 4903, 81274). Body depth 3.0-4.7 times in standard length; anal-fin base 0.7-0.9 times in dorsal-fin base (Ref. 81274). Head length 4-5.5 times in SL; upper head profile gently curved; snout 1/3-1/4 length of head; eye 1/2-2/3 length of snout; mouth small, a globular, fleshy swelling on the chin (Ref. 4903). Dorsal fin beginning slightly behind level of anal fin-origin (Ref. 2915, 81274), above the the 6th-9th anal fin ray (Ref. 4903) and comprising 25-31 rays (Ref. 2915, 4903, 81274). 70-92 lateral-line scales (Ref. 4903, 81274). Caudal-peduncle 2.0-3.4 times longer than deep (Ref. 2915, 4903, 81274). Caudal fin partly covered with small scales, its lobes pointed (Ref. 4903).Coloration: silvery-grey, sometimes dark grey to blackish (Ref. 81274) or dark bluish-green dorsally (Ref. 4903). Bigorne, R. 2003 Mormyridae. p. 155-222. In D. Paugy, C. Lévêque and G.G Teugels (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of West Africa Volume 1. Coll. faune et flore tropicales 40. Institut de recherche de développement, Paris, France, Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris, France and Musée royal de l'Afrique Central, Tervuren, Belgium, 457p. (Ref. 81274) FB-Morphology-5082 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Maria Lourdes D. Palomares 1992-06-11 00:00:00 2022-11-08 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5082 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 25 - 31; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 30 - 37 Bigorne, R. 2003 Mormyridae. p. 155-222. In D. Paugy, C. Lévêque and G.G Teugels (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of West Africa Volume 1. Coll. faune et flore tropicales 40. Institut de recherche de développement, Paris, France, Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris, France and Musée royal de l'Afrique Central, Tervuren, Belgium, 457p. (Ref. 81274) FB-Distribution-5082 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tess Cruz 1992-02-17 00:00:00 2022-11-08 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5082 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy Africa: Nile (delta to Bahr-el-Jebel), Niger (Lower Niger and Benoué) and Chad basins (Ref. 3203, 81274).Also reported from the Albert Nile and Aswa River (White Nile basin) in Uganda and from the upper Congo (Ref. 4903), but the latter seems outside the species distribution area and is questionable. Gosse, J.-P. 1984 Mormyridae. p. 63-122. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 1. (Ref. 3203) FB-Uses-5082 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tess Cruz 1992-02-17 00:00:00 2025-11-19 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5082 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size fisheries: minor commercial FB-Migration-5082 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tess Cruz 1992-02-17 00:00:00 2025-11-19 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5082 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Potamodromous. Migrating within streams, migratory in rivers, e.g. Saliminus, Moxostoma, Labeo. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km. Lucas, M.C., E. Baras, T.J. Thom, A. Duncan and O. Slavík 2001 Migration of freshwater fishes. Blackwell Science Ltd. 440 p. (Ref. 138143) FB-TrophicStrategy-5082 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1997-03-13 00:00:00 1999-12-11 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public cyprinoides http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Feeds mainly on insects and crustaceans (Ref. 6160). Hickley, P. and R.G. Bailey 1987 Food and feeding relationships of fish in the Sudd swamps (River Nile, southern Sudan). J. Fish Biol. 30(2):147-159. (Ref. 6160) FB-Size-5082 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tess Cruz 1992-02-17 00:00:00 2025-11-19 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5082 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution 33.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 2915)); max. published weight: 458 g (Ref. 2915) 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) 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) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-5082 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tess Cruz 1992-02-17 00:00:00 2025-11-19 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5082 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy demersal; potamodromous (Ref. 138143); freshwater Lucas, M.C., E. Baras, T.J. Thom, A. Duncan and O. Slavík 2001 Migration of freshwater fishes. Blackwell Science Ltd. 440 p. (Ref. 138143)