Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus

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double-trunk elephant nose
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Family: Mormyridae
Genus: Campylomormyrus
Species:
C. rhynchophorus
Binomial name
Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus
(Boulenger, 1898) [2]
Synonyms
  • Gnathonemus rhynchophorusBoulenger, 1898
  • Gnathonemus rhynchophorus lualabaensisDavid & Poll, 1937
  • Campylomormyrus lualabaensis(David & Poll, 1937)
  • Gnathonemus lualabaensisDavid & Poll, 1937

the double-trunk elephant nose, Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, found only in Africa. This species is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN. [1] [3] [4]

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Size

This species reaches a length of 22.0 cm (8.7 in). [5]

Distribution

This fish is distributed throughout the Congo River basin in the countries of Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola . [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Moelants, T. (2010). "Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T182475A7893834. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182475A7893834.en . Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  2. ↑ Boulenger, George Albert; Green, J.; Smit, P. J. (1898). Matériaux pour la faune du Congo : Poissons nouveaux. Vol. Première Partie. Impr. C. vande Weghe [etc.] pp. 1–20, Pls. 1-9. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.5766.
  3. ↑ "Lifedesks.org". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus". FishBase . February 2015 version.


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