Ngai

Hyperopisus bebe

Electric Fish of the Nile Basin

Ngai is a freshwater fish from Africa. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The largest recorded length is 51 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Bonytongues
Family: Mormyridae
Genus: Hyperopisus
Maximum length: 51 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa: all Sahelo-Sudanese river basins (Ref. 81274 ), including the Senegal, Gambia, Niger, Volta, Ouémé, Ogun and Chad (Ref. 2915 ). Also in the Nile basin, up to the Albert and Murchison Niles (Ref. 3203 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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