Campylomormyrus orycteropus

Campylomormyrus orycteropus
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Osteoglossiformes
Family:	Mormyridae
Genus:	Campylomormyrus
Species:	C. orycteropus
Binomial name
Campylomormyrus orycteropus Poll, J.-P. Gosse & Orts 1982

Campylomormyrus orycteropus is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, found only in Lake Mweru. It is native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ^[2]

Size

This species reaches a length of 32.0 cm (12.6 in). ^[3]

Etymology

The fish is named for the aardvark genus Orycteropus , referring to the aardvark-like shape of its snout. ^[4]

References

1. Moelants, T. (2010). "Campylomormyrus orycteropus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T182452A7887408. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182452A7887408.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 orycteropus". 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.

External links

• Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). "Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery". Scientific Data. 10 (1): 892. Bibcode:2023NatSD..10..892L. doi:10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4. PMC   10728183 . PMID   38110417.