Hyperopisus bebe

Hyperopisus bebe
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Family: Mormyridae
Subfamily: Mormyrinae
Genus: Hyperopisus
T. N. Gill, 1862
Species: H. knoepffleri
Binomial name
Hyperopisus bebe
(Lacépède, 1803)

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. This species is known from many rivers in the northern half of Africa, ranging from the Senegal to the Nile basin.[1] It reaches a length of 51 cm.[1]

Sub-Species

References

  1. 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Hyperopisus in FishBase. June 2011 version.
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