Biology:Campylomormyrus alces
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Osteoglossiformes |
| Family: | Mormyridae |
| Genus: | Campylomormyrus |
| Species: | C. alces
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| Binomial name | |
| Campylomormyrus alces (Boulenger 1920)
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Campylomormyrus alces is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, found in the Congo River basin in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola.[2] Known to be nocturnal feeders, their primary diet consists of different types of invertebrates and plants.[3]
Size
This species reaches a length of 36.0 cm (14.2 in).[4]
References
- ↑ Moelants, T. (2010). "Campylomormyrus alces". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182360A7868656.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/182360/7868656. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ↑ Gosse, J.-P. (1984). "Mormyridae". in J. Daget. Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). 1. MRAC ORSTOM. pp. 63–122.
- ↑ Amen, Rahma; Havenstein, Katja; Kirschbaum, Frank; Tiedemann, Ralph (2024). "Diet in phenotypically divergent sympatric species of African weakly electric fish (genus: Campylomormyrus)—A hybrid capture/HTS metabarcoding approach" (in en). Molecular Ecology 33 (4). doi:10.1111/mec.17248. ISSN 1365-294X. PMID 38126927. Bibcode: 2024MolEc..33E7248A. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mec.17248.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Campylomormyrus alces" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q5540805 entry
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