Mormyrinae
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mormyrinae-306-9856406
title:
Mormyrinae
text:
The subfamily Mormyrinae contains all but one of the genera of the African freshwater fish family Mormyridae in the order Osteoglossiformes. They are often called elephantfish due to a long protrusion below their mouths used to detect buried invertebrates that is suggestive of a tusk or trunk. They can also be called tapirfish. Fish in this subfamily have a high brain to body mass ratio due to an expanded cerebellum used in their electroperception. Linked to this they are notable for holding the
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Subfamily of fishes
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mormyrinae
date created:
date modified:
2024-01-20T07:04:07Z
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