Mormyrus caballus

Mormyrus caballus

Fifty Centimeters Mormyrid Fish from African Waters

Mormyrus caballus is known from Africa as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Bonytongues
Family: Mormyridae
Genus: Mormyrus
Maximum length: 50 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
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 ).

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