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]
| Campylomormyrus orycteropus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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 | |
Size
editThis species reaches a length of 32.0 cm (12.6 in).[3]
Etymology
editThe 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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