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Mormyridae (Elephantfishes)
Etymology: Hippopotamyrus: Greek, ippos = horse + Greek,potamos = river + greek, myros = the male of morey eel (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / kisaran kedalaman / distribution range
Ekologi
; air tawar dasar (demersal). Tropical; 22°C - 24°C (Ref. 12468)
Africa: in the large Sahelo-Sudanese basins Nile, Niger, Benue, Chad and Volta (Ref. 2915, 28714, 81274); also Mono River in Togo, Sassandra River in Ivory Coast and in Ghana, Burkina Faso, NIgeria and Cameroon (Ref. 3203, 2915, 81274).
Size / Weight / umur
Kematangan: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.5 cm SL jantan/; (Ref. 3203); Berat maksimum terpublikasi: 100.00 g (Ref. 3799)
Duri punggung (Keseluruhan (total)) : 0; duri punggung lunak (Keseluruhan (total)) : 29 - 39; Duri dubur: 0; Sirip dubur lunak: 30 - 36. Concave back profile. Dorsal and anal fins on same level. Body height 3.2-4.8 x SL. Chin less developed than H. paugyi. Caudal peduncle height 3.2-4.9 x of its length. Nasal openings forming 45° angle with body axis.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Kematangan | Reproduksi, perkembang biakan | Pemijahan | telur-telur | Fecundity | Larva
Bigorne, R., 1990. Mormyridae. p. 122-184. In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux saumâtres d'Afrique de l'Ouest. tome 1. Faune Trop. 28. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, and ORSTOM, Paris. (Ref. 2915)
Status IUCN Red List (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
ancaman kepada manusia
Harmless
penggunaan manusia
Perikanan: nilai komersial kecil
Alat, peralatan
laporan khas
muat turun XML
Sumber internet
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Acuan
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01175 (0.00662 - 0.02084), b=2.86 (2.71 - 3.01), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Acuan
69278): 3.2 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Daya lenting (Acuan
120179): sedang, Waktu penggandaan populasi minimum 1.4 - 4.4 tahun (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100).
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