Whats the biggest mormyrid around?

[Gr8KarmaSF]

Whats the biggest mormyrid around?

Anybody got a pic to share?

Ive often wondered why these guys arent more popular?!?!?

 

[sandtiger]

Don't know what the largest is but here is a list of 204 species of em.
http://fishbase.org/Nomenclature/FamilySearchList.cfm?famcode1=40&famcode2=&group=species

Here are a couple pictures I had saved on my PC, don't remember the original source.

 

[sicxspeed]

DAMN

 

[unknownuza13]

I know Mormyrops anguilloides get to around 60 inches. Not sure if they are the biggest. Would love to have a school of them in a huge tank.

 

[Onion01]

I don't know their common or scientific names, but I heard once that the dolphins in tangyanika are huge

 

[dark_knights_99]

That is one huge elephantnose (i think)

 

[Gr8KarmaSF]

wow, thanks for sharing the pictures!

any vendors ever sell these monsters?

 

[sandtiger]

I don't know their common or scientific names, but I heard once that the dolphins in tangyanika are huge

There was some shots of them eating cichlids on Blue Planet, cool looking fish. They looked fairly large.

 

[rjmtx]

That's wild... I've always thought it's funny that we'll pay hundreds for what's gonna end up on their plates.

 

[sandtiger]

That's wild... I've always thought it's funny that we'll pay hundreds for what's gonna end up on their plates.

I'm sure some people feel the same way about our native species.