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Trunkfish (Hippopotamyrus pictus)
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Mormyridae

Trunkfish

Hippopotamyrus pictus

Thirty Point Five Centimeters Mormyrid Fish of African Waters

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Africa
  • Fusiform
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

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
Water type
Freshwater
Body shape
fusiform
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