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Campylomormyrus compressirostris

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Campylomormyrus compressirostris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Family: Mormyridae
Genus: Campylomormyrus
Species:
C. compressirostris
Binomial name
Campylomormyrus compressirostris
(Pellegrin 1924)
Synonyms
  • Gnathonemus compressirostris Pellegrin 1924

Campylomormyrus compressirostris is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, found in Africa: in the marine lower Congo, lower Congo and the Pool Malebo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1]

Size

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This species reaches a length of 19.0 cm (7.5 in).[2]

References

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  1. ^ Pellegrin, J. (1924). "Description de mormyridés nouveaux récoltés au Congo belge par le Dr. Schouteden". Rev. Zool. Afr. 12 (1): 1–8.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Campylomormyrus compressirostris". FishBase. February 2015 version.