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Brienomyrus is a genus of small elephantfish in the family Mormyridae from Africa. Usually available in the pet trade, these fish are commercially referred to as baby whales or baby whalefish . Species
The dwarf stonebasher (Pollimyrus castelnaui) is a small and weakly electric elephantfish attaining an average length of 2 centimetres. [2] This species inhabits landlocked freshwater habitats spread across Angola, Namibia, and Botswana.
The Mormyridae, sometimes called "elephantfish" (more properly freshwater elephantfish), are a superfamily of weakly electric fish in the order Osteoglossiformes native to Africa. [1] It is by far the largest family in the order, with around 200 species. Members of the family can be popular, if challenging, aquarium species.
Scientists initially spotted the whale mom, known both as Tahlequah and J35, with a new female calf on Friday, Dec. 20 but were worried about the health of the baby when they got out on the water ...
Mormyrus longirostris, commonly referred as the eastern bottle-nosed mormyrid, is a medium-sized ray-finned fish species belonging to the family Mormyridae.It was originally described by Wilhelm Peters in Monatsberichte der Akad. Wiss. Berlin, 1852.
Harbour porpoises tend to be solitary foragers, but they do sometimes hunt in packs and herd fish together. [11] Young porpoises need to consume about 7% to 8% of their body weight each day to survive, which is approximately 15 pounds or 7 kilograms of fish. Significant predators of harbour porpoises include white sharks and killer whales (orcas
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A baby whale has died after being found on a Florida beach with a "large plastic bag" in its stomach.. Last month, an individual stumbled upon the small animal, which they initially believed to be ...