Campylomormyrus elephas

Campylomormyrus elephas
Campylomormyrus elephas
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Osteoglossiformes
Family:	Mormyridae
Genus:	Campylomormyrus
Species:	C. elephas
Binomial name
Campylomormyrus elephas (Boulenger 1898)
Synonyms
Gnathonemus elephasBoulenger 1898

Campylomormyrus elephas, is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, found in Africa, in the Congo River basin in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola. ^[2]

Size

This species reaches a length of 40.0 cm (15.7 in). ^[3]

Etymology

The fishes species name is the word in Latin for elephant, probably referring to its long, elephant trunk-like snout. ^[4]

References

1. Moelants, T. (2010). "Campylomormyrus elephas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T181787A7734529. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T181787A7734529.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 elephas". 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.