| double-trunk elephant nose | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Osteoglossiformes |
| Family: | Mormyridae |
| Genus: | Campylomormyrus |
| Species: | C. rhynchophorus |
| Binomial name | |
| Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus (Boulenger, 1898) | |
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the double-trunk elephant nose, Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, found only in Africa. This species is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN.
Size
This species reaches a length of 22.0 cm (8.7 in).
Distribution
This fish is distributed throughout the Congo River basin in the countries of Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola .
References
- ^ Moelants, T. (2010). "Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T182475A7893834. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182475A7893834.en. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- Boulenger, George Albert; Green, J.; Smit, P. J. (1898). Matériaux pour la faune du Congo : Poissons nouveaux. Vol. Première Partie. Impr. C. vande Weghe pp. 1–20, Pls. 1-9. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.5766.
- "Lifedesks.org". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
- 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 rhynchophorus". FishBase. February 2015 version.
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