Hyperopisus occidentalis tenuicaudus (Pellégrin 1904)
Hyperopisus bebe chariensis Blache 1964
Hyperopisus chariensis (Blache 1964)
Mormyrus dorsalis Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1809
Phagrus dorsalis (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1809)
The Bebe mormyrid (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.[1] This species is known from many rivers in the northern half of Africa, ranging from the Senegal to the Nile basin.[2] It reaches a length of 51 cm (20 in).[2]
Biology
The Bebe morymid inhabits both still and flowing bodies of water. The species' diet consists mainly of mollusks. It possesses electroreceptors over its head and on the ventral and dorsal regions of the body, but they are absent from the side and the caudal peduncle where the electric organ is located.