HomeFreshwater aquarium fishOddballs & predatorsYemdele Yemdele (Mormyrops breviceps) Scientific name: Mormyrops breviceps Steindachner, 1894 The Yemdele (Mormyrops breviceps) is a freshwater fish of the family Mormyridae. Native range: Africa, Restricted to the Volta, rivers in C?te d'Ivoire, Ghana, Liberia and Guinea-Bissau. BiologyDorsal spines: 0; Dorsal soft rays: 27-33; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 41 - 51. SL/Body depth 8.0-11.7. LS/Head length 4.3-6.2. Narrow snout. Head length/Width of interorbital space 5.0-9.3. Uniformly dark colored.Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0. Species factsScientific nameMormyrops brevicepsFamilyMormyridae (Elephantfishes)OrderOsteoglossiformes (Bony tongues)ClassActinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)Maximum length65.0EnvironmentFreshwater; demersalClimateTropicalDistributionAfrica: Restricted to the Volta, rivers in C?te d'Ivoire, Ghana, Liberia and Guinea-Bissau.Conservation status (IUCN)Least Concern (LC)Threat to humansHarmlessUsesAquarium: commercialResilienceMedium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) More oddballs & predatorsPetrocephalus bovei boveiWest African bichirPolypterus retropinnisElephantnose fishGnathonemus petersiiClown knifefishChitala chitalaFreshwater butterflyfishPantodon buchholziGymnothorax tileSee all oddballs & predators SourcesTaxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.Last updated 27 September 2026