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FishMAP:   192
Province:   East Province
Country:   Rwanda
Locus:   0130DC
Observer:   Huchzermeyer Carl; Megan Loftie-Eaton; Enathe Hasabwe; Katurah Soule
Date of record:   2015-08-28
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Rare in catches, able to give electric shocks if you touch the caudal peduncle with wet hands
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:43
Sp. code:   742750
Species name:   Mormyrus kannume
Common name:  
Family:   Mormyridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Mormyrus kannume (Bottlenose)
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=FishMAP-192
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 192 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Megan Loftie-Eaton
Comment:  
Date:   2015-11-18 15:16:20
Species name:   Mormyrus kannume
Species code:   742750

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