Campylomormyrus luapulaensis
Appearance
Campylomormyrus luapulaensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Osteoglossiformes |
Family: | Mormyridae |
Genus: | Campylomormyrus |
Species: | C. luapulaensis
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Binomial name | |
Campylomormyrus luapulaensis (L. R. David & Poll 1937)
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Synonyms | |
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Campylomormyrus luapulaensis is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, found in Africa: in the Luapula River of the upper Congo River basin in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia.[2]
Size
[edit]This species reaches a length of 22.0 cm (8.7 in).[3]
Etymology
[edit]The fish is named in honor of the upper Luapula River, Congo River basin, Zaire now Democratic Republic of the Congo. [4]
References
[edit]- ^ Moelants, T. (2010). "Campylomormyrus luapulaensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T182621A7928357. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182621A7928357.en. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ Gosse, J.-P. (1984). "Mormyridae". In J. Daget; J.-P. Gosse; D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.). Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). Vol. 1. MRAC ORSTOM. pp. 63–122.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Campylomormyrus luapulaensis". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family MORMYRIDAE Bonaparte 1831 (Elephantfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 12 November 2024.