Biology:Campylomormyrus orycteropus
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Short description: Species of fish
| Campylomormyrus orycteropus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Osteoglossiformes |
| Family: | Mormyridae |
| Genus: | Campylomormyrus |
| Species: | C. orycteropus
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| Binomial name | |
| Campylomormyrus orycteropus Poll, J.-P. Gosse & Orts 1982
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Campylomormyrus orycteropus is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, found only in Lake Mweru. It is native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]
Size
This species reaches a length of 32.0 cm (12.6 in).[3]
Etymology
The fish is named for the aardvark genus Orycteropus, referring to the aardvark-like shape of its snout.[4]
References
- ↑ Moelants, T. (2010). "Campylomormyrus orycteropus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182452A7887408.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/182452/7887408. 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.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Campylomormyrus orycteropus" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ↑ "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/.
External links
- Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). "Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery.". Scientific Data 10 (1): 892. doi:10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4. PMID 38110417. Bibcode: 2023NatSD..10..892L.
Wikidata ☰ Q5907397 entry
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