Gnathonemus | |
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Gnathonemus petersii | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Osteoglossiformes |
Family: | Mormyridae |
Genus: | Gnathonemus T. N. Gill, 1863 |
Type species | |
Mormyrus petersii Günther, 1862 | |
Species | |
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Gnathonemus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Mormyridae, the elephantfishes. The fishes in this genus are found in subsaharan Africa.
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:
- Gnathonemus barbatus Poll 1967 (Angolan mormyrid)
- Gnathonemus echidnorhynchus Pellegrin 1924 (Blunt-jawed elephantnose)
- Gnathonemus longibarbis (Hilgendorf 1888) (Longnose stonebasher)
- Gnathonemus petersii (Günther 1862) (Peters's elephantnose fish)
References
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Mormyridae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Gnathonemus". FishBase. June 2011 version.
- "Mormyridae" (PDF). Deeplyfish- fishes of the world. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
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