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Mormyrus kannume Fabricius, 1775

Elephant-snout fish
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Congo (Kinshasa) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from Lake Edward drainage (Ref. 47905, 56140).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cg.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Poll, M. and H. Damas, 1939
National Database:

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> Osteoglossiformes (Bony tongues) > Mormyridae (Elephantfishes)
Etymology: Mormyrus: Greek, mormyros = a fish (Sparus sp) (Ref. 45335).

Issue
Records of Tana and Athi systems are dubious and probably refer to different species; status of North Ewaso Nyiro populations uncertain and needs further study (Ref. 52331).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

; Água doce demersal; intervalo de profundidade 0 - 70 m (Ref. 34291), usually 0 - 50 m (Ref. 34291).   Tropical; 22°C - 26°C (Ref. 2059)

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Africa: known from Lower Nile up to Lake Victoria basin (Ref. 1878), including Baro system in Ethiopia (Ref. 54860). Present in Lakes Victoria, Kyoga, Albert, Edward and George, the Victoria and Murchison Nile (Ref. 34290), and Middle Akagera system (Ref. 46152). Also known from Lake Turkana basin and Northern Ewaso Nyiro (Ref. 52331).

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 100.0 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 34290); common length : 60.0 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 34290)

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Espinhos dorsais (total) : 0; Raios dorsais (total) : 55 - 75; Espinhos anais: 0; Raios anais : 17 - 22. Diagnosis: snout long, about equal to the post-ocular length of the head (Ref. 28714), produced into a stout trunk whose thickness and angle to the face are variable (Ref. 34290). Dorsal fin very long, more than twice the anal fin length, with less than 75 rays, its origin above or slightly in front of the insertion of the pelvic fins (Ref. 4903, 28714).

Biologia     Glossário (p.ex. epibenthic)

Solitary, nocturnal species (Ref. 28714). In Lake Victoria in both coastal and offshore waters (Ref. 4903). May spawn in the main lake, perhaps in deep water over rocks (Ref. 52083). In Lake Kyoga in open water rather than weedy areas (Ref. 55624). Bottom feeder; small fishes eat lithophilic insects; adults almost exclusively insectivorous; chironomids dominate in the diet (Ref. 12526). Oviparous (Ref. 205).

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Gosse, J.-P., 1984. 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)

Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)

  Segura ou pouco preocupante (LC) ; Date assessed: 15 December 2015

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Ameaça para os humanos

  Harmless




Uso pelos humanos

Pescarias: espécies comerciais; Aquário: Espécies comerciais
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Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01202 (0.00696 - 0.02076), b=2.88 (2.73 - 3.03), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref. 69278):  3.2   ±0.40 se; based on food items.
Resiliência (Ref. 120179):  médio(a), tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 1,4 - 4,4 anos (Fec = 1,393).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High vulnerability (61 of 100).
Categoria de preço (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.