FB-5088 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5088 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Cyphomyrus Cyphomyrus psittacus (Boulenger, 1897) Rypoun budgettův Rypoun papouščí Papageien-Nilhecht Trunkfish Papagoi-peemotkala Awakelevi Wakalevi Nystynuijakala Bakin lali Elephant fish Gwopa zhiko Ikikimi Ikikimo Ikimi Ikimo Kabebe Lundembe Tshifufo Ugbala Yalgen-no-kiuugu 鸚色河馬長頜魚 鹦色河马长颌鱼 Hippopotamyrus psittacus (Boulenger, 1897) Marcusenius budgetti Boulenger, 1904 Marcusenius psittacus (Boulenger, 1897) Mormyrus psittacus Boulenger, 1897 Pollimyrus budgetti (Boulenger, 1904) 1992-02-17 2024-01-23 Boulenger, G.A.0 Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume I. Printed by order of the Trustees, London. 373 p. (Ref. 1878) Boulenger, G.A.0 Les poissons du bassin du Congo. Bruxelles. 532 p. (Ref. 1879) Bigorne, R.0 Mormyridae. p. 122-184. In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) 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(Ref. 120641) FB-GeneralDescr-5088 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tess Cruz 1992-02-17 00:00:00 2024-01-23 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=5088 Possesses electroreceptors over the entire head, on the ventral region (except abdominal area) and the dorsal region of the body, but absent from the side and the caudal peduncle where the electric organ is located (Ref. 10011). Found in large rivers. Edible fish (Ref. 11970). Kramer, B. and F.H. Van der Bank 2011 The Victoria Falls, a species boundary for the Zambezi parrotfish, <i>Cyphomyrus discorhynchus</i> (Peters, 1852), and the resurrection of <i>Cyphomyrus cubangoensis</i> (Pellegrin, 1936) (Mormyridae: Teleostei). J. Nat. Hist. 45(43-44):2669-2699. (Ref. 119538) FB-DiagnosticDescr-5088 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Maria Lourdes D. Palomares 1992-06-12 00:00:00 2017-11-15 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5088 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Dorsal fin origin before anal fin origin; length of dorsal base to anal base ratio 1.2-1.6. Back convex and hull shaped. LS/Depth ratio 2.9-3.8. Height of caudal peduncle 2.9-4.4 x of its length. The form of the back and the position of the dorsal and anal fins clearly distinguishes this species from others in the same geographic zone. 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-Morphology-5088 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Maria Lourdes D. Palomares 1992-06-12 00:00:00 2017-11-15 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5088 Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 30 - 37; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 22 - 27 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-Distribution-5088 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tess Cruz 1992-02-17 00:00:00 2018-03-13 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5088 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy Africa: upper Niger, Bénoué River and Congo River basin (Ref. 3203), where it is widespread. Also in the basins of the Volta, Ouémé and Ogun. 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-5088 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tess Cruz 1992-02-17 00:00:00 2024-01-23 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=5088 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size fisheries: minor commercial FB-Size-5088 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tess Cruz 1992-02-17 00:00:00 2024-01-23 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=5088 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats 30.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 3799)); max. published weight: 190 g (Ref. 3799) Ita, E.O. 1984 Kainji (Nigeria). p. 43-103. In J.M. Kapetsky and T. Petr (eds.) Status of African reservoir fisheries. CIFA Tech. Pap. 10:326 p. (Ref. 3799) Ita, E.O. 1984 Kainji (Nigeria). p. 43-103. In J.M. Kapetsky and T. Petr (eds.) Status of African reservoir fisheries. CIFA Tech. Pap. 10:326 p. (Ref. 3799) 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/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat 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-5088 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tess Cruz 1992-02-17 00:00:00 2024-01-23 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5088 demersal; freshwater; pH range: 6.8 - 7.2; dH range: 8