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Scientific Name	**Cyphomyrus discorhynchus** (Peters, 1852)
Common Name
Type Locality	Lower Zambezi River, Mozambique.
Synonym(s)	Cyphomyrus cubangoensis, Cyphomyrus smithersi, Hippopotamyrus cubangoensis, Hippopotamyrus discorhynchus, Hippopotamyrus smithersi, Marcusenius cubangoensis, Marcusenius discorhynchus, Marcusenius smithersi, Marcusenius tanganicanus, Mormyrus discorhynchus, Petrocephalus discorhynchus
Species Information
Size	310mm or 12.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Africa: Upper Congo basin, Lakes Tanganyika, and Malawi, Zambezi and Cubango Rivers. Also found in the Cunene, Okavango, Buzi and Pungwe rivers. Occurs also in Lake Bangweulu, Lake Mweru and Save river. Absent from the Kafue River.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1852, pp 275.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:36 (species record created: 2017 Oct 08 02:24)