Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 29 - 39; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 30 - 36. Concave back profile. Dorsal and anal fins on same level. Body height 3.2-4.8 x SL. Chin less developed than H. paugyi. Caudal peduncle height 3.2-4.9 x of its length. Nasal openings forming 45° angle with body axis.

Common Names

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Elephant fish , Creole, English , Cameroon

Rypoun harringtonův , Czech , Czechia

Rypoun pestrý , Czech , Czechia

Trunkfish , English , Cameroon

Harringtoni peemotkala , Estonian , Estonia

Kirju peemotkala , Estonian , Estonia

Lobokoe , Ewe , Ghana

Sirppinuijakala , Finnish , Finland

Bakin lali , Hausa , Nigeria

Ugbala , Ijo , Nigeria

Kabre , Kim , Chad

Kabring , Kim , Chad

Kawring , Kim , Chad

哈氏河馬長頜魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

哈氏河马长颌鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

浅色河马长颌鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

淺色河馬長頜魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Yalgen-sablga , Mòoré , Burkina Faso

Gwopa zhiko , Nupe , Nigeria

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Osteoglossiformes

Family: Mormyridae

Genus: Hippopotamyrus

Species: Hippopotamyrus pictus (Marcusen, 1864)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Biology

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Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

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demersal