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Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus

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Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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

References

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  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". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
  4. ^ "Fishbase.edu.tw". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
  5. ^ IUCN

Further reading

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