Elephant snout (Mormyrus hasselquistii) fish species and information / pictures of Elephant snout - Mormyrus hasselquistii

Elephant snout (Mormyrus hasselquistii) fish species information

Scientific Name
Mormyrus hasselquistii

Common Name
Elephant snout

Biology
Possesses electroreceptors over the entire head and on the ventral and dorsal regions of the body, but absent from the side and the caudal peduncle where the electric organ is located (Ref. 10011). A fractional spawner (Ref. 10605; 10606).

Classification

Classified By
Valenciennes, 1847
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Bony tongues (Osteoglossiformes)
Family
Elephantfishes (Mormyridae)

Distribution

Region
Africa
Distribution
Africa: Nile and Chad basins. Known from the great Sahelo-Soudanian basins in Senegal, Gambia and Volta; also in the Mono, the G?ba, the Bandama, the Comoe River, and the Ebrie and Aguien lagoons (Ref. 2915).
Range
Unknown

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
Unknown m
Depth To - meters
Unknown m
Zone
demersal
Environment
Freshwater; demersal; potamodromous (Ref. 51243)
Trophic Level
3.17 s.e. 0.38 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
False
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
True
Occurs on Reefs
False
Is kept in Aquariums
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
50.0 cm
Common Length
Unknown 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
Vulnerability
Moderate to high vulnerability (47 of 100)
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Least Concern (LC)