Blunt-jawed elephantnose
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| Species: | C. tamandua
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| 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] The fish is brown or black with a long elephant-like snout and the mouth is located near the end of this probiscis. Its diet consist of worms, small fish, and insects.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Campylomormyrus tamandua" in FishBase. May 2018 version.