Blunt-jawed elephantnose
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Blunt-jawed elephantnose | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Osteoglossiformes |
Family: | Mormyridae |
Genus: | Campylomormyrus |
Species: | C. tamandua
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Binomial name | |
Campylomormyrus tamandua (Günther, 1862)
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Synonyms | |
Gnathonemus tamandua |
The blunt-jawed elephantnose or wormjawed mormyrid (Campylomormyrus tamandua) is a species of elephantfish. It is found in rivers in West and Middle Africa.[1] It is brown or black with a long elephant-like snout with the mouth located near the tip. Its diet consists of worms, fish, and insects.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Campylomormyrus tamandua" in FishBase. May 2018 version.
Categories:
- Mormyridae
- Weakly electric fish
- Fish described in 1862
- Taxa named by Albert Günther