FB-10866 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10866 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Paramormyrops Paramormyrops batesii (Boulenger, 1906) Rypoun batesův 貝氏河馬長頜魚 贝氏河马长颌鱼 Brienomyrus batesii (Boulenger, 1906) Hippopotamyrus batesi (Boulenger, 1906) Hippopotamyrus batesii (Boulenger, 1906) Marcusenius batesii Boulenger, 1906 1994-06-16 2024-06-06 Gosse, J.-P.0 Mormyridae. p. 63-122. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 1. (Ref. 3203) Hureau, J.-C.0 La base de données GICIM: Gestion informatisée des collections ichthyologiques du Muséum. p. 225-227. In Atlas Préliminaire des Poissons d'Eau Douce de France. Conseil Supérieur de la Pêche, Ministère de l'Environnement, CEMAGREF et Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris. (Ref. 4517) Fritzsch, B. and P. Moller0 A history of electroreception. p. 39-55. In P. Moller (ed.) 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(Ref. 128868) FB-GeneralDescr-10866 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-06-16 00:00:00 2024-06-06 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10866 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy Its electric organ discharge (EOD) is steroid-sensitive (Ref. 10765; 10764). A mature male was reported to have an EOD waveform twice as long as that of two mature females (Ref. 10764). Hopkins, C.D., S. Lavoué and J.P. Sullivan 2007 Mormyridae. p. 219-334. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G. Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa. Volume I. Collection Faune et Flore tropicales 42. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, and Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium. 800 pp. (Ref. 81635) FB-DiagnosticDescr-10866 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2009-11-26 19:09:05 2017-11-15 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10866 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size A moderate-sized Paramormyrops (Ref. 81635). Head rounded, blunt; snout is U-shaped from above (Ref. 81635). The species has a uniform dark brown colour overall, somewhat lighter on the underside (Ref. 81635). Hopkins, C.D., S. Lavoué and J.P. Sullivan 2007 Mormyridae. p. 219-334. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G. Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa. Volume I. Collection Faune et Flore tropicales 42. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, and Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium. 800 pp. (Ref. 81635) FB-Morphology-10866 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2009-11-26 19:09:05 2017-11-15 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10866 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16 - 17; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 22 - 23 Hopkins, C.D., S. Lavoué and J.P. Sullivan 2007 Mormyridae. p. 219-334. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G. Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa. Volume I. Collection Faune et Flore tropicales 42. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, and Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium. 800 pp. (Ref. 81635) FB-Distribution-10866 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-06-16 00:00:00 2018-01-05 16:32:47 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10866 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Africa: wide distribution in Cameroon, Gabon and Republic of Congo, but some specimens may represent new taxa (Ref. 81635). Hopkins, C.D., S. Lavoué and J.P. Sullivan 2007 Mormyridae. p. 219-334. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G. Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa. Volume I. Collection Faune et Flore tropicales 42. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, and Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium. 800 pp. (Ref. 81635) FB-Size-10866 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-06-16 00:00:00 2024-06-06 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10866 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution 15.2 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 81635)) Hopkins, C.D., S. Lavoué and J.P. Sullivan 2007 Mormyridae. p. 219-334. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G. Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa. Volume I. Collection Faune et Flore tropicales 42. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, and Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium. 800 pp. (Ref. 81635) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-10866 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-06-16 00:00:00 2024-06-06 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10866 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size demersal; freshwater