Slender stonebasher (Hippopotamyrus ansorgii)

Scientific name: Hippopotamyrus ansorgii Boulenger, 1905

Slender stonebasher (Hippopotamyrus ansorgii)

The Slender stonebasher (Hippopotamyrus ansorgii) is a freshwater fish of the family Mormyridae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18-19; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 24 - 26. Diagnosis: dorsal fin origin nearer caudal fin base than tip of snout; origin of dorsal fin behind origin of anal fin; dorsal fin shorter than anal fin; chin (mental swelling) present but feebly developed; dorsal fin with 19 rays, anal fin with 24-26 rays.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hippopotamyrus ansorgii
Family
Mormyridae (Elephantfishes)
Order
Osteoglossiformes (Bony tongues)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
15.0
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Africa: Cunene, Okavango, upper Zambezi, Buzi and Pungwe rivers; an isolated population occurs in the Ruo River (lower Zambezi system) in Malawi; also in Cuanza River, Angola.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries:
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (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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