Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus
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]
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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
- 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.
- IUCN
- "Lifedesks.org". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
- Fishbase.edu.tw
- IUCN
Further reading
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Campylomormyrus in FishBase. June 2011 version.
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