Athi elephant-snout fish (Mormyrus tenuirostris)

Scientific name: Mormyrus tenuirostris Peters, 1882

Athi elephant-snout fish (Mormyrus tenuirostris)

The Athi elephant-snout fish (Mormyrus tenuirostris) is a freshwater fish of the family Mormyridae. Native range: Africa, Kenya (Athi River).

Species facts

Scientific name
Mormyrus tenuirostris
Family
Mormyridae (Elephantfishes)
Order
Osteoglossiformes (Bony tongues)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
33.2
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Africa: Kenya (Athi River).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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