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Mormyridae
Trunkfish
Cyphomyrus psittacus
Mormyrid Fish beneath the Niger Basin
- Tropical
- Upper river
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- Africa
- Fusiform
- Compressed cross-section
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Fusiform
MediumTrunkfish is a freshwater fish from Africa. It inhabits freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 30 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Bonytongues
- Family
- Mormyridae
- Genus
- Cyphomyrus
- Maximum length
- 30 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Africa: upper Niger, Bénoué River and Congo River basin (Ref. 3203 ), where it is widespread. Also in the basins of the Volta, Ouémé and Ogun.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
