Elephant snout

Mormyrus hasselquistii

Fifty Centimeters Mormyrid Fish

Elephant snout is known around Africa as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 50 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Bonytongues
Family: Mormyridae
Genus: Mormyrus
Maximum length: 50 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa: Nile and Chad basins. Known from the great Sahelo-Soudanian basins in Senegal, Gambia and Volta; also in the Mono, the Gêba, the Bandama, the Comoe River, and the Ebrie and Aguien lagoons (Ref. 2915 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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