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Elephant-snout fish (Mormyrus kannume) fish species information

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Scientific Name
Mormyrus kannume

Common Name
Elephant-snout fish

Biology
Dorsal spines : 0; Anal spines: 0. Dorsal head profile straight or somewhat curved, sloping steeply. Snout produced into a stout trunk whose thickness and angle to the face are variable. Lips thick. Eye small. Dull bronze dorsally, lighter ventrally.

Classification

Classified By

Forssk?l, 1775

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Bony tongues (Osteoglossiformes)

Family

Elephantfishes (Mormyridae)

Distribution

Region

Africa

Distribution

Africa: Lakes Victoria, Kyoga, Albert, Edward and George; also from the Nile, including the Victoria and Murchison Nile, probably in the Athi River.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

22 °C

Water Temperature To

26 °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

70 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Freshwater; demersal; depth range 0 - 70 m , usually 0 - 50 m

Trophic Level

3.2 s.e. 0.40 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

False

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

100.0 cm

Common Length

60.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial

Vulnerability

High vulnerability (63 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Fec = 1,393)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Least Concern (LC)