Campylomormyrus orycteropus
Appearance
Campylomormyrus orycteropus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Osteoglossiformes |
Family: | Mormyridae |
Genus: | Campylomormyrus |
Species: | C. orycteropus
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Binomial name | |
Campylomormyrus orycteropus |
Campylomormyrus orycteropus is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, found only in Lake Mweru. It is native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]
Size
[edit]This species reaches a length of 32.0 cm (12.6 in).[3]
Etymology
[edit]The fish is named named for the aardvark genus Orycteropus, referring to the aardvark-like shape of its snout.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Moelants, T. (2010). "Campylomormyrus orycteropus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T182452A7887408. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182452A7887408.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 orycteropus". 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.
External links
[edit]- Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). "Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery". Scientific Data. 10 (1).
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