Hyperopisus

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Hyperopisus

Genus of ray-finned fishes

The Bebe mormyrid (Hyperopisus bebe) is a species of elephantfish in the family Mormyridae. It is the only species in its genus and is divided into two subspecies.[1] This species is known from many rivers in the northern half of Africa, ranging from the Senegal to the Nile basin.[2] It reaches a length of 51 cm (20 in).[2]

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Biology

The Bebe morymid inhabits both still and flowing bodies of water. The species' diet consists mainly of mollusks. It possesses electroreceptors over its head and on the ventral and dorsal regions of the body, but they are absent from the side and the caudal peduncle where the electric organ is located.

Subspecies

References

  1. [1]
    "Mormyridae" (PDF). Deeplyfish- fishes of the world. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  2. [2]
    Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Hyperopisus in FishBase. June 2011 version.


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