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Campylomormyrus elephas

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Campylomormyrus elephas
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Campylomormyrus elephas
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
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]

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Size

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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.


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