Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus

double-trunk elephant nose
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
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]}

Pl. V Matériaux pour la faune du Congo.)

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]

References

1. 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.