Mormyrus caballus caballus Boulenger, 1898

Onglets principaux

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General Description:

Description of Mormyrus caballus (now Mormyrus caballus caballus) from Boulenger 1909, pp. 132-133.

Depth of body nearly equal to length of head, 3 3/5 to 5 times in total length. Upper profile of head descending in a curve; snout produced, as long as or a little shorter than postocular part of head, its length about twice its least depth; mouth very small, with thick lips; teeth notched, 5 or 7 in upper jaw, 8 or 10 in lower; eye moderate, its diameter 2 to 4 times in length of snout and 1¼ to 1½ times in interorbital width. Dorsal 60-70, originating above base of ventral or slightly anterior to it, 2| to 3 times as long as anal. Anal 22-26, originating at equal distance from head and base of caudal. Pectoral rounded, ½ to 3/5 length of head, not reaching or hardly reaching base of ventral; ventral about 2/5 length of head. Caudal densely scaled, with obtusely pointed lobes. Caudal peduncle 2 ½ to 3 times as long as deep, ½ to 2/3 length of head. 85-100 scales in lateral line, 22-30 / 22-30 in transverse series on body, 32-36 in transverse series between dorsal and anal, 12 or 14 round caudal peduncle. Bluish grey above, whitish below. Total length 500 millim.

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Distribution:

Reizer (1964) restricted Mormyrus caballus caballus to the Cuvette Centrale of the Congo basin.

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