Mormyrus caballus
Mormyrus caballus Boulenger, 1898
Mormyrus caballus
photo by Katemo Manda, B.


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Family:  Mormyridae (Elephantfishes)
Max. size:  50 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  Africa: lower and middle Congo River basin up to Wagenia Falls, in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola; absent from the northern tributaries (Ref. 42505). Report from the Chiloango basin (Ref. 42505) needs confirmation (Ref. 81635).
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 68-70; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 25-26
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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