Zambezi parrotfish

Cyphomyrus discorhynchus

Mormyrid Fish from the Congo Basin

Tropical
Upper river
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

The Zambezi parrotfish (Cyphomyrus discorhynchus) is an elephantfish in the family Mormyridae. It occurs in several river and lake systems across Central Africa and the northern half of Southern Africa. It grows to a length of 31 cm (12 in).

Class: Teleosts
Order: Bonytongues
Family: Mormyridae
Genus: Cyphomyrus
Maximum length: 31 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa: Cunene, Okavango, Buzi, Pungwe (Ref. 52193 ), Zambezi (Ref. 3203 , 52193 , 95585 ), Save (Ref. 13337 ) and Cubango Rivers (Ref. 3203 ). Absent from the Kafue River (Ref. 7248 , 52193 , 95585 ). Also in Malagarasi River, Lake Rukwa (Ref. 27292 ), lakes Tanganyika and Malawi (Ref. 3203 , 52193 ). In the Congo basin known from the Lindi-Tshopo (Ref. 106290 ), upper Kasai (middle Congo River basin)(Ref. 2970 ), Lualaba (Ref. 45434 ), upper Lualaba (Ref. 2970 , 45434 ) and the Mweru-Luapula-Bangweulu area (Ref. 13337 , 95585 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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