Campylomormyrus orycteropus

Campylomormyrus orycteropus
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Osteoglossiformes
Family:	Mormyridae
Genus:	Campylomormyrus
Species:	C. orycteropus
Binomial name
	Campylomormyrus orycteropus; Poll, J.-P. Gosse & Orts 1982

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]

Size

This species reaches a length of 32.0 cm (12.6 in).^[3]

The fish is named named for the aardvark genus Orycteropus, referring to the aardvark-like shape of its snout.^[4]

^ 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.

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