Mormyrus tapirus
Size:
to 430 mm SL
Mormyrus tapirus Pappenheim, 1905
EOL Text
Max. size:
43.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 2915))
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Size:
to 430 mm SL
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Dorsal fin 2.4-3.4x length of anal; dorsal origin well before pectorals; 10-15 scales on caudal peduncle; body height 4.1-6.1x SL; caudal peduncle 2.5-4.1x long than high.
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Habitat and Ecology:
Habitat and Ecology
Mormyrus tapirus is a demersal species with a weak electrical discharge. It is non-migratory.
Systems
- Freshwater
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Environment:
demersal; freshwater
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Electric Organ Discharge:
EOD is biphasic and slightly longer than one msec in duration. Like other Mormyrus species this EOD has a small head-positive phase followed by a head-negative phase. The electric organ is composed of electrocytes with type NPp morphology (non-penetrating stalks with posterior innervation).
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Barcode data: Mormyrus tapirus:
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
There are 12 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank.
Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species.
See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
CTATACCTAGTATTCGGGGCTTGAGCCGGAATAGTGGGCACTGCACTGAGCCTCCTAATTCGAGCCGAACTAAACCAACCTGGAGCGCTGCTTGGTGACGACCAGATTTATAATGTCATCGTCACAGCACACGCCTTCGTAATAATTTTCTTCATGGTAATACCAATCATAATTGGCGGATTTGGCAACTGGCTAATTCCTCTCATGCTAGGCGCCCCCGACATAGCCTTCCCCCGAATAAACAACATAAGCTTCTGACTCCTGCCCCCGTCATTCCTACTCCTGCTTGCCTCCTCTGGCGTGGAAGCCGGGGCCGGAACCGGATGGACTGTCTACCCCCCACTGGCCGGTAATCTAGCCCATGCAGGGGCCTCCGTAGACCTAGCCATTTTCTCCCTCCACCTGGCCGGAGTATCGTCTATTCTAGGCTCAATCAACTTCATCACCACAATTATCAACATGAAGCCGCCAGCAATCTCCCAATACCAGACCCCCCTCTTCATCTGGGCTACTCTAGTGACCACAGTTCTGCTGCTACTATCGCTGCCAGTCCTTGCCGCAGGGATCACAATGCTATTAACTGACCGAAACCTGAACACAACATTCTTTGACCCAGCAGGAGGGGGAGACCCAATTCTCTACCAACACCTA
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Mormyrus tapirus:
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 12
Specimens with Barcodes: 12
Species With Barcodes: 1
Biology:
Affinities: Mormyrus rume and Mormyrus subundulatus, Mormyrus tapirus with longer snout, longer anal fin and 10-15 scales on caudal peduncle.
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IUCN Red List Assessment:
Red List Category
LC
Least Concern
Red List Criteria
3.1
Year Assessed
2010
Assessor/s
Laly, P., Moelants, T. & Olaosebikan, B.D.
Reviewer/s
Snoeks, J., Tweddle, D., Getahun, A., Laly, P., Paugy, D., Zaiss, R., Fishar, M.R.A & Brooks, E.
Contributor/s
This species has a wide distribution, with no known major widespread threats. It is therefore listed as Least Concern. It has also been assessed regionally as Least Concern for central and western Africa.
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