Blunt-jawed elephantnose
| Blunt-jawed elephantnose | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Osteoglossiformes |
| Family: | Mormyridae |
| Genus: | Campylomormyrus |
| Species: | C. tamandua |
| Binomial name | |
| Campylomormyrus tamandua (Günther, 1862) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Gnathonemus tamandua | |
The blunt-jawed elephantnose or wormjawed mormyrid (Campylomormyrus tamandua) is a species of elephantfish. It is found in rivers in West and Middle Africa.[1] The fish is brown or black with a long elephant-like snout and the mouth is located near the end of this probiscis. Its diet consist of worms, small fish, and insects.
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References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Campylomormyrus tamandua" in FishBase. May 2018 version.
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