Biology:Gnathonemus

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Short description: Genus of ray-finned fishes

Gnathonemus
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Gnathonemus petersii
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Family: Mormyridae
Subfamily: Mormyrinae
Genus: Gnathonemus
T. N. Gill, 1863
Species

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Gnathonemus is a genus of elephantfish in the family Mormyridae.

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1][2]

  • Gnathonemus barbatus Poll 1967 (Angolan mormyrid)
  • Gnathonemus echidnorhynchus Pellegrin 1924 (Blunt-jawed elephantnose)
  • Gnathonemus longibarbis (Hilgendorf 1888) (Longnose stonebasher)
  • Gnathonemus petersii (Günther 1862) (Peters's elephantnose fish)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q311691 entry