Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus
| Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus | |
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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. rhynchophorus
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| Binomial name | |
| Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus (Boulenger, 1898)[1]
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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
- ^ 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.
- ^ IUCN
- ^ "Lifedesks.org". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
- ^ "Fishbase.edu.tw". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
- ^ IUCN
Further reading
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Campylomormyrus". FishBase. June 2011 version.
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