Slender stonebasher

Heteromormyrus ansorgii

Fifteen Centimeters Mormyrid Fish of African Waters

Slender stonebasher is a freshwater fish of Africa. The species occupies freshwater habitats. The largest recorded length is 15 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Bonytongues
Family: Mormyridae
Genus: Heteromormyrus
Maximum length: 15 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Africa: Cuanza River in Angola (Ref. 52193 , 128501 ), also Cunene, Okavango, upper Zambezi, Buzi and Pungwe rivers, and an isolated population occurs in the Ruo River (lower Zambezi system) in Malawi (Ref. 52193 ). In the Congo basin known from the Kwango in Angola (Ref. 11970 ). Possibly also in the Inkisi River (lower Congo) (Ref. 12818 , 120641 ), Lufira and Luwombwa rivers (upper Congo basin) (Ref. 12818 ) but these need confirmation.

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