Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus

double-trunk elephant nose
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Osteoglossiformes
Family:	Mormyridae
Genus:	Campylomormyrus
Species:	C. rhynchophorus
Binomial name
	Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus; (Boulenger, 1898)
Synonyms
	Gnathonemus rhynchophorus Boulenger, 1898; Gnathonemus rhynchophorus lualabaensis David & Poll, 1937; Campylomormyrus lualabaensis (David & Poll, 1937); Gnathonemus lualabaensis David & Poll, 1937;

the double-trunk elephant nose, Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, found only in Africa. This species is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN.^[1]^[3]^[4]

Size

This species reaches a length of 22.0 cm (8.7 in).^[5]

Distribution

This fish is distributed throughout the Congo River basin in the countries of Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola .^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Moelants, T. (2010). "Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T182475A7893834. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182475A7893834.en. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
^ Boulenger, George Albert; Green, J.; Smit, P. J. (1898). Matériaux pour la faune du Congo : Poissons nouveaux. Vol. Première Partie. Impr. C. vande Weghe [etc.] pp. 1–20, Pls. 1-9. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.5766.
^ "Lifedesks.org". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
^ Gosse, J.-P. (1984). "Mormyridae". In J. Daget; J.-P. Gosse; D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.). Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). Vol. 1. MRAC ORSTOM. pp. 63–122.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus". FishBase. February 2015 version.

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[IUCN-1] Moelants, T. (2010). "Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T182475A7893834. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182475A7893834.en. Retrieved 13 November 2024.

[2] Boulenger, George Albert; Green, J.; Smit, P. J. (1898). Matériaux pour la faune du Congo : Poissons nouveaux. Vol. Première Partie. Impr. C. vande Weghe [etc.] pp. 1–20, Pls. 1-9. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.5766.

[3] "Lifedesks.org". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-18.

[4] Gosse, J.-P. (1984). "Mormyridae". In J. Daget; J.-P. Gosse; D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.). Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). Vol. 1. MRAC ORSTOM. pp. 63–122.

[5] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus". FishBase. February 2015 version.

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