Thick-lipped Fish
📖 Overview
Adults inhabit lakes, lagoons, reservoirs and (irrigation) canals. They are bottom feeding insectivores that breed during the flood season and enters the floodplain for this purpose . Thay show three 'preferred' modes of intervals between electric organ discharges (inter-EOD) when at rest: 10-35 ms, 50-120 ms and 200-350 ms .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 25 - 31; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 30 - 37. Diagnosis: teeth small and conical , arranged in a single series confined to the middle of each jaw, 5-6 in both jaws . 16(-18) scales around caudal peduncle . Body depth 3.0-4.7 times in standard length; anal-fin base 0.7-0.9 times in dorsal-fin base . Head length 4-5.5 times in SL; upper head profile gently curved; snout 1/3-1/4 length of head; eye 1/2-2/3 length of snout; mouth small, a globular, fleshy swelling on the chin . Dorsal fin beginning slightly behind level of anal fin-origin , above the the 6th-9th anal fin ray and comprising 25-31 rays . 70-92 lateral-line scales . Caudal-peduncle 2.0-3.4 times longer than deep . Caudal fin partly covered with small scales, its lobes pointed . Coloration: silvery-grey, sometimes dark grey to blackish or dark bluish-green dorsally .: fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Thick-lipped Fish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Thick-lipped Fish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Thick-lipped Fish is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; demersal; potamodromous . Tropical
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Thick-lipped Fish · Thisk-lipped Fish · Trunkfish |
| 🇸🇦Arabic | Anoma · Um Shiffa · Umm-shififah · Umma-shafa Shafafah |
| 🌍CES | rypoun kapří |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Карповидный гнатонем |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gnathonemus cyprinoides | Linnaeus | 1758 | Synonym |
| Gnathonemus cyprinoides elongata | Rüppell | 1832 | Synonym |
| Mormyrops abbreviatus | Valenciennes | 1847 | Synonym |
| Mormyrops cyprinoides | Linnaeus | 1758 | Synonym |
| Mormyrops labiatus | Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire | 1809 | Synonym |
| Mormyrus abbreviatus | Valenciennes | 1847 | Synonym |
| Mormyrus cyprinoides | Linnaeus | 1758 | Synonym |
| Mormyrus elongatus | Rüppell | 1832 | Synonym |
| Mormyrus labiatus | Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire | 1809 | Synonym |
| Mormyrus salahie | Lacepède | 1803 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 37 records indexed .
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