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Cyphomyrus grahami (Norman, 1928)

Common Names

  • Rypoun grahamův , Czech , Czechia
  • Graham's stonebasher , English , Kenya
  • Graham's stonebasher , English , Rwanda
  • Longnose stonebasher , English , Rwanda
  • Grahami peemotkala , Estonian , Estonia
  • Heponuijakala , Finnish , Finland
  • Ndongre , Kenyi , Uganda
  • Dono , Lango , Uganda
  • 格氏河馬長頜魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 格氏河马长颌鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Kuumpi , Not specified , Kenya
  • Kamtontoru , Nyoro , Uganda
  • Cyumi , Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) , Rwanda
  • Enkwekwe , Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) , Rwanda
  • Imbaraga , Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) , Rwanda

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Osteoglossiformes

    Family: Mormyridae

    Genus: Cyphomyrus

    Species: Cyphomyrus grahami (Norman, 1928)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Africa: Lake Victoria and affluent rivers, Lake Kyoga basin (Ref. 4903), Victoria Nile (Ref. 12526) and Middle Akagera system (Ref. 46152).

    • Biology

    In Lake Victoria in shallow, coastal waters particularly where bottom is sandy (Ref. 4903). In Lake Kyoga it frequents areas overgrown by water lilies (Ref. 49805). Feeds on chironomid larvae, and to lesser extent on Trichoptera, Gastropoda (Ref. 12526). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Males grow to larger size than females; breeds twice a year, during the rainy seasons; migrates up the river to spawn (Ref. 10608).

    Habitat

    benthopelagic

    Conservation Status

    Least Concern

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless