Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18 - 19; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 24 - 26. Diagnosis: dorsal fin origin nearer caudal fin base than tip of snout; origin of dorsal fin behind origin of anal fin; dorsal fin shorter than anal fin; chin (mental swelling) present but feebly developed; dorsal fin with 19 rays, anal fin with 24-26 rays (Ref. 52193).

Common Names

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Ninga , Afrikaans , Namibia

Slank klipstamper , Afrikaans , Namibia

Slanke klipstamper , Afrikaans , South Africa

Rypoun ansorgův , Czech , Czechia

Slender stone basher , English , Namibia

Slender stonebasher , English , Namibia

Slender stonebasher , English , South Africa

Slender stonebasher , English , Zimbabwe

Slender stonebasher , English , USA

Sale peemotkala , Estonian , Estonia

Hoikkanuijakala , Finnish , Finland

安氏河馬長頜魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

安氏河马长颌鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Osteoglossiformes

Family: Mormyridae

Genus: Heteromormyrus

Species: Heteromormyrus ansorgii (Boulenger, 1905)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Biology

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Found in rocky habitats in flowing waters (Ref. 7248, 52193). Feeds on small aquatic invertebrates (Ref. 7248, 52193) such as insect larvae (Ref. 7248).

Habitat

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demersal