Biology:Campylomormyrus elephas

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Campylomormyrus elephas
Campylomormyrus elephas
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Family: Mormyridae
Genus: Campylomormyrus
Species:
C. elephas
Binomial name
Campylomormyrus elephas
(Boulenger 1898)
Synonyms
  • Gnathonemus elephas Boulenger 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]

Size

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. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T181787A7734529.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/181787/7734529. Retrieved 13 November 2024. 
  2. ↑ Gosse, J.-P. (1984). "Mormyridae". in J. Daget. Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). 1. MRAC ORSTOM. pp. 63–122. 
  3. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Campylomormyrus elephas" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
  4. ↑ "Family MORMYRIDAE Bonaparte 1831 (Elephantfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/mormyridae/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1031721 entry