Eastern bottlenose mormyrid

Mormyrus longirostris

Seventy Five Centimeters Mormyrid Fish of the Congo Basin

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Fusiform
Large
Tropical fish

Mormyrus longirostris, commonly referred as the eastern bottle-nosed mormyrid, is a medium-sized ray-finned fish species belonging to the family Mormyridae.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Bonytongues
Family: Mormyridae
Genus: Mormyrus
Maximum length: 75 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa: lower and middle Zambezi, Buzi, Pungwe (Ref. 52193 ), lower Sabi and Ludi Rivers (Ref. 42505 ), Luapula-Moero-Bangwelo (Zambian Congo system) (Ref. 42505 , 52193 ). Also known from the Ruvuma and Rufiji rivers in Tanzania (Ref. 7248 , 52193 ), lakes Malawi, Tanganyika (Ref. 4967 , 52193 ) and Rukwa, and other eastward flowing rivers in Tanzania (Ref. 4967 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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