Elephant Fish

Pollimyrus isidori

Fish Reaching Ten Point Three Centimeters in the Nile Basin

Tropical
Coastal
Restricted distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Small
Tropical fish

Pollimyrus isidori is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, found in the rivers of Gambia, Bénoué, Senegal, Niger, Volta, Chad, Nile and the coastal banks of several rivers in the Ivory Coast; it can reach a size of approximately 90 mm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Bonytongues
Family: Mormyridae
Genus: Pollimyrus
Maximum length: 10.3 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa: Senegal (Ref. 2915 ), Gambia, middle Niger (Ref. 3203 ) including the Benue (Ref. 2915 ), Volta and Chad basins, coastal rivers of Côte d'Ivoire (Sassandra, Bandama, Mé) and the Nile (Ref. 3203 ). Subspecies Pollimyrus isidori fasciaticeps and Pollimyrus isidori osborni are restricted to the Congo river basin (Ref. 3203 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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