Biology:Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus

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Short description: Species of fish

Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus
Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus - GRB.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Family: Mormyridae
Genus: Campylomormyrus
Species:
C. rhynchophorus
Binomial name
Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus
(Boulenger, 1898)[1]

Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus is one of fourteen species of elephantfish in the genus Campylomormyrus. This species is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN.[2][3] Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus reaches a maximum length of 22 cm.[4]

Distribution

This fish is distributed throughout the Congo River basin in the countries of Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola .[5]

References

  1. Boulenger, G. A. (1898). Matériaux pour la faune du Congo. Poissons nouveaux du Congo. Première Partie. Mormyres. Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology). 1, 1-20, Pls. 1-9.
  2. IUCN
  3. "Lifedesks.org". http://mormyrids.lifedesks.org/pages/2051. 
  4. "Fishbase.edu.tw". http://fishbase.sinica.edu.tw/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10854&lang=japanese. 
  5. IUCN

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q5746147 entry