Henry's Mormyrid

Isichthys henryi

Electric Fish of the Niger Basin

Henry's Mormyrid is known from Africa as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Bonytongues
Family: Mormyridae
Genus: Isichthys
Maximum length: 28.7 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa: coastal basins of Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia (Ref. 81274 ) and the Niger basin through Cameroon and Gabon to the Kouilou River basin (Ref. 81635 ). Also in the Chiloango in Cabinda Province of Angola (Ref. 120641 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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