Campylomormyrus numenius

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Campylomormyrus numenius
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Family: Mormyridae
Genus: Campylomormyrus
Species:
C. numenius
Binomial name
Campylomormyrus numenius
(Boulenger 1898)
Synonyms
  • Gnathonemus numeniusBoulenger 1898

Campylomormyrus numenius, is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, found in Africa: in the Pool Malebo, in the middle Congo River and its northern tributaries, and in the Lualaba, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [2]

Size

This species reaches a length of 65.0 cm (25.6 in). [3]

References

  1. Moelants, T. (2010). "Campylomormyrus numenius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T182087A7790825. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182087A7790825.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 numenius". FishBase . February 2015 version.