Mormyrus rume

Phylum:Chordata

Class:Actinopterygii

Order:Osteoglossiformes

Family:Mormyridae

Mormyrus rume
Mormyrus rume
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Osteoglossiformes
Family:	Mormyridae
Genus:	Mormyrus
Species:	M. rume
Binomial name
Mormyrus rume Valenciennes, 1847
Synonyms[1]
Mormyrops bozasi Pellegrin, 1903 Mormyrus bozasi (Pellegrin, 1903) Mormyrus jubelini Valenciennes, 1847 Mormyrus proboscirostris Boulenger, 1898

Mormyrus rume is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae,^[2] found in the basins of the Gambia, Senegal, Niger, Volta, Chad, Bandama, Sassandra, Komoé, Mono, Ouémé, Ogun and Culufi rivers, among others.^[3]

This species contains the following subspecies:

• Mormyrus rume proboscirostris (Boulenger, 1898): can reach a size of approximately 60 mm (2.4 in);^[4]
• Mormyrus rume rume (Valenciennes, 1847): can reach a size of approximately 100 mm (3.9 in).^[5]