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Diagnostic Description

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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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Migration

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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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Recorder
Crispina B. Binohlan
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Morphology

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

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Affinities: look-alike of M. subundulatus and M. tapirus. Feeds on insects and larvae (Ref.13851). Generates electric organ discharge (EOD) of long duration that seems to correlate with territorial behavior of the species (Ref. 10460; 10601).
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Importance

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fisheries: commercial
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Mormyrus rume

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Mormyrus rume is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae,[1] found in the basins of the Gambia, Senegal, Niger, Volta, Chad, Bandama, Sassandra, Komoé, Mono, Ouémé, Ogun and Culufi rivers, among others.[2][3]

This species contains the following subspecies:

References

  1. ^ Moller, Peter (1995). Electric fishes: history and behavior. Fish and fisheries series. London: Chapman & Hall. p. 584. ISBN 978-0-412-37380-0.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  2. ^ "Mormyrus rume, Mormyrids : fisheries". fishbase.mnhn.fr. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  3. ^ "Mormyrus rume, Mormyrids : fisheries". fishbase.mnhn.fr. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  4. ^ Baensch, H.A.; Riehl, R. (1991). (in German) Aquarien atlas. Bd. 3. Melle: Mergus, Verlag für Natur-und Heimtierkunde, Germany. 1104 p.
  5. ^ Olaosebikan, B.D.; Raji, A. (1998) Field guide to Nigerian freshwater fishes. Federal College of Freshwater Fisheries Technology, New Bussa, Nigeria. 106 p.
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Mormyrus rume: Brief Summary

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Mormyrus rume is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, found in the basins of the Gambia, Senegal, Niger, Volta, Chad, Bandama, Sassandra, Komoé, Mono, Ouémé, Ogun and Culufi rivers, among others.

This species contains the following subspecies:

Mormyrus rume proboscirostris (Boulenger, 1898): can reach a size of approximately 60 mm; Mormyrus rume rume (Valenciennes, 1847): can reach a size of approximately 100 mm.
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