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Campylomormyrus elephas (Boulenger, 1898) |
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photo by
Germeau, G./ Doumont, Y. |
| Family: | Mormyridae (Elephantfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 40 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Africa: Congo River basin in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola (Ref. 83752). Reports from the Chad basin (Ref. 3047, 83360) or Benue (Pappenheim 1907) are unconfirmed and questionable (Ref. 3203, 83752), possibly referring to C. tamandua. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 31-31; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 34-34 | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||