Mormyrid

Mormyrid

The Mormyrid are very similar to the Nile fish as they have a weak electrical field used in sensing their surroundings. Unlike the Nile fish, the mormyrid has a more common fish shape. Having a pointed and compressed body, with extended anal and dorsal fins. Using these extended fins the mormyrid swims by undulating its fins in a graceful motion. Like the Nile fish, the mormyrid is found in the rivers of tropical West Africa. [BM] {FW}