Classification / Names
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Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Africa: Okavango River and delta, Kwando River and upper Zambezi in Angola, Namibia and Botswana (Ref. 119538).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 119538)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 28 - 33; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 21 - 24. Diagnosis: For distinguishing between specimens of Cyphomyrus discorhynchus and C. cubangoensis, the most useful anatomical characters are: longer dorsal fin length, longer anal fin length, higher nymber of dorsal fin rays and anal fins rays, and a higher caudal peduncle depth in relation to caudal peduncle length in C. discorhynchus than in C. cubangoensis (Ref. 119538).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Adult specimens prefer larger river channels with soft bottom; small specimens also found in rocky environment; shoaling species (Ref. 119538).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kramer, B. and F.H. Van der Bank, 2011. The Victoria Falls, a species boundary for the Zambezi parrotfish, Cyphomyrus discorhynchus (Peters, 1852), and the resurrection of Cyphomyrus cubangoensis (Pellegrin, 1936) (Mormyridae: Teleostei). J. Nat. Hist. 45(43-44):2669-2699. (Ref. 119538)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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