Hippopotamyrus batesii

Overview

Family : Elephantfishes ; Its electric organ discharge (EOD) is steroid-sensitive (Ref. 10765; 10764). A mature male was reported to have an EOD waveform twice as long as that of two mature females (Ref. 10764).

Common Names

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Common Names in Czech:

Rypoun Batesuv, Rypoun Batesův

Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:

貝氏河馬長頜魚

Description

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Family Mormyridae

Distribution: tropical Africa and Nile. Paired and vertical fins all present; narrow caudal peduncle and deeply forked caudal fin . Parasphenoid and tongue with teeth. Branchiostegal rays 6-8. Dorsal fin rays 12-91. Anal fin rays 20-70. Dorsal and anal fins usually opposite each other on posterior part of body. With 37-64 vertebrae . Mouth of highly variable form, often trunklike. Maximum length 1.5 m , usually 9-50 cm. Mormyrids are noted for their large cerebellums and their use of electricity and sound .The family Mormyridae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Osteoglossiformes. It contains 18 genera and 198 species. It may be found in Freshwater environments and is primarily Primary freshwater. Some members of this family are used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are nonguarders. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is gymnotiform. Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be sluggish. This family may be found from 32° n to 26° s and 18° w to 45° e. Etymology of this family name : Greek, mormyros = a kind of fish

Habitat

Biome: Fresh water . Demersal .

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Osteichthyes () - Huxley, 1880 - Bony Fishes
        Class: Osteichthyes () - Huxley, 1880 - Bony Fishes
        Subclass: Actinopterygii () - Ray-Finned Fishes
        Infraclass: Actinopteri ()
        Order: Osteoglossiformes () - Berg, 1940
        Suborder: Mormyroidei ()
        Family: Mormyridae () - Elephantfishes
        Genus: Hippopotamyrus () - (Boulenger, 1898)
        Specific name: batesii - (Boulenger, 1906)
        Scientific name: - Hippopotamyrus batesii (Boulenger, 1906)

Unambiguous Synonyms

Brienomyrus batesii (Boulenger, 1906)
Hippopotamyrus batesi (Boulenger, 1906)
Hippopotamyrus batesii (Boulenger, 1906)
Marcusenius batesii Boulenger, 1906

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 14-Nov-1995

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Hippopotamyrus

There are approximately 21 species in this genus:

H. aelsbroecki · H. aequipinnis · H. ansorgii (Slender Stone Basher) · H. batesii · H. castelnaui · H. castor · H. discorhynchus (Parrotfish) · H. grahami (Graham's Stonebasher) · H. harringtoni · H. macrops · H. macroterops · H. multifasciatus · H. pappenheimi · H. paugyi · H. pictus (Trunkfish) · H. psittacus (Trunkfish) · H. retrodorsalis · H. smithersi · H. szaboi · H. weeksii · H. wilverthi

Bibliography

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Daget, J., J. -P. Gosse, and D. F. E. Thys van den Audenaerde, eds. 1984. Check-List of Freshwater Fishes of Africa, vol. 1. ORSTROM. Paris, France. 410. ISBN: 2-87177-002-6.
Eschmeyer, William N., ed. 1998. Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco, California, USA. 2905. ISBN: 0-940228-47-5.
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.

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Contributors

Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
FishBase 2006.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 11, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2494100
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-27971
Fishbase Species ID: 10866
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13529516
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 649841
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 113125