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The Double-nosed Elephant Nose (Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus) is a freshwater tropical fish in the Mormyridae family. Found in Angola, Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of Congo, it is a gregarious, nocturnal fish, with a distinctive extended "nose" at a sharp downward angle. Like all mormyrids, is also has an electrical organ in its caudal peduncle.

Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 31 - 34; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 33 - 36
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Biology

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Possesses electro receptors over the entire head and on the ventral and dorsal regions of the body, but absent from the side and the caudal peduncle where the electric organ is located (Ref. 10011).
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Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus

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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]

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ IUCN
  3. ^ "Lifedesks.org". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
  4. ^ "Fishbase.edu.tw". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
  5. ^ IUCN
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Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus: Brief Summary

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Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus is one of fourteen species of elephantfish in the genus Campylomormyrus. This species is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN. Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus reaches a maximum length of 22 cm.

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