Biology:Blunt-jawed elephantnose
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Short description: Species of fish
| Blunt-jawed elephantnose | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Osteoglossiformes |
| Family: | Mormyridae |
| Genus: | Campylomormyrus |
| Species: | C. tamandua
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| Binomial name | |
| Campylomormyrus tamandua (Günther, 1862)
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Gnathonemus tamandua | |
The blunt-jawed elephantnose or wormjawed mormyrid (Campylomormyrus tamandua) is a species of elephantfish. It is found in rivers in West and Middle Africa.[1] It is brown or black with a long elephant-like snout with the mouth located near the tip. Its diet consists of worms, fish, and insects.
See also
- List of freshwater aquarium fish species
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Campylomormyrus tamandua" in FishBase. May 2018 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q6421847 entry
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