Biology:Boulengeromyrus knoepffleri
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Short description: Species of fish
Boulengeromyrus knoepffleri | |
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adult above, juvenile below | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Osteoglossiformes |
Family: | Mormyridae |
Subfamily: | Mormyrinae |
Genus: | Boulengeromyrus Taverne & Géry, 1968 |
Species: | B. knoepffleri
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Binomial name | |
Boulengeromyrus knoepffleri Taverne & Géry, 1968
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The Knoepffler's elephantfish (Boulengeromyrus knoepffleri) is a species of elephantfish in the family Mormyridae being the only member of its genus.[1] It occurs only in the Ivindo River and the Ntem River basins of Gabon and Cameroon. It reaches a maximum length of about 41 cm (16 in).[2]
References
- ↑ "Mormyridae". http://deeplyfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Family-Mormyridae-PDF.pdf. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Boulengeromyrus knoepffleri" in FishBase. May 2018 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q4115102 entry