Mormyrus rume Valenciennes, 1847

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 72 - 95; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 16 - 21

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Maximum size: 870 mm SL

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Max. size:

100.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 31256)); max. published weight: 5,300 g (Ref. 2915); max. reported age: 6 years (Ref. 2744)

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Anal fin base 4.6-6.5x that of dorsal fin; 20-26 scales on caudal peduncle; body height 3.5-6.1x SL; height of caudal peduncle 1.3-3.0x of its length.

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Environment:

demersal; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); freshwater

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Potamodromous. Migrating within streams, migratory in rivers, e.g. Saliminus, Moxostoma, Labeo. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.

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Barcode data: Mormyrus rume:

The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.


No available public DNA sequences.

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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Mormyrus rume:

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 1
Specimens with Barcodes: 1
Species With Barcodes: 1

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Not Evaluated

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Importance:

fisheries: commercial

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Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith