Trunkfish

Hippopotamyrus pictus

Thirty Point Five Centimeters Mormyrid Fish of African Waters

Trunkfish is a freshwater fish from Africa. It inhabits freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 30.5 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Bonytongues
Family: Mormyridae
Genus: Hippopotamyrus
Maximum length: 30.5 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: 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 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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