Campylomormyrus christyi

Campylomormyrus christyi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Osteoglossiformes
Family:	Mormyridae
Genus:	Campylomormyrus
Species:	C. christyi
Binomial name
Campylomormyrus christyi (Boulenger 1920)
Synonyms
Gnathonemus christyiBoulenger 1920

Campylomormyrus christyi is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, is found in Africa: in the lower Congo, the Pool Malebo, Kasai and the Lukenie River in Democratic Republic of the Congo. ^[2]

Size

This species reaches a length of 37.5 cm (14.8 in). ^[3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Cuthbert Christy (1863–1932), an English physician (specializing in sleeping sickness), a zoologist, an explorer, and the director of the Congo Museum in Tervuren, Belgium, who collected the holotype specimen. ^[4]

References

1. Moelants, T. (2010). "Campylomormyrus christyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T182440A7885124. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182440A7885124.en . Retrieved 13 November 2024.
2. Gosse, J.-P. (1984). "Mormyridae". In J. Daget; J.-P. Gosse; D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.). Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). Vol. 1. MRAC ORSTOM. pp. 63–122.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Campylomormyrus christyi". FishBase . February 2015 version.
4. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family MORMYRIDAE Bonaparte 1831 (Elephantfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 12 November 2024.