Mormyrids (Mormyrus rume rume)

Scientific name: Mormyrus rume rume Valenciennes, 1847

Mormyrids (Mormyrus rume rume)

The Mormyrids (Mormyrus rume rume) is a freshwater fish of the family Mormyridae.

Biology

Affinities: look-alike of M. subundulatus and M. tapirus. Feeds on insects and larvae. Generates electric organ discharge (EOD) of long duration that seems to correlate with territorial behavior of the species.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Mormyrus rume rume
Family
Mormyridae (Elephantfishes)
Order
Osteoglossiformes (Bony tongues)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
100.0
Environment
Freshwater; demersal; potamodromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Africa: Gambia, Senegal, Niger, Volta and Chad basins. Sahelo-Soudanian basins and the coastal basins of the rivers Cavally, Bandama, Sassandra, Como?, Mono, Ou?m?, Ogun and Culufi.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming tm=5-10; Fec

Sources

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

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