Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus

Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Family: Mormyridae
Subfamily: Mormyrinae
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

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

References

  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
  4. Fishbase.edu.tw
  5. IUCN

Further reading


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