Got a picture?
Please do send it in!
 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Mormyrus kannume Fabricius, 1775 |
| Common Name | Tapir-Rüsselfisch (Germany) |
| Type Locality | "Damiatae" [Dumyat, Egypt]. |
| Synonym(s) | Mormyrus bachiqua, Mormyrus nacra, Mormyrus oxyrhynchus, Mormyrys nacra, Murmyrous kannume, Scophicephalus kannume |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 1000mm or 39.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: Lakes Victoria, Kyoga, Albert, Edward and George; also from the Nile, including the Victoria and Murchison Nile, probably in the Athi River (Kenya). |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2015. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål), pp 74, xiv. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up M. kannume on Fishbase |
 | Look up M. kannume on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up M. kannume on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:2.111.938.5579 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:36 (species record created: 2013 Sep 07 21:14) |