Eastern Bottlenose

Mormyrus caschive

One Hundred Centimeters Mormyrid Fish of the Nile Basin

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Large
Tropical fish

Mormyrus caschive, also known as the eastern bottlenose or elephant snout, is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Mormyridae. This species inhabits the Nile basin, including the main river and various tributaries and lakes across Egypt, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Bonytongues
Family: Mormyridae
Genus: Mormyrus
Maximum length: 100 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Africa: Lower Nile to Bahr-el-Jebel, Lake Albert, Albert and Murchison Niles near the delta (Ref. 3203 ). Reports from Lakes Edward and George (Ref. 3203 ) are misidentifications of Mormyrus kannume (Ref. 120232 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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