Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Family: Mormyridae Elephantfishes

Genus: Campylomormyrus

(See list of species below)

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15 species (see list below)

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Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Campylomormyrus alces
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Photo by Feulner, F.

Campylomormyrus bredoi
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Campylomormyrus cassaicus
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Photo by RMCA

Campylomormyrus christyi
[]

No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 19 cm TL

Campylomormyrus compressirostris
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Photo by Feulner, F.

Campylomormyrus curvirostris
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Photo by Germeau, G./ Doumont, Y.

Campylomormyrus elephas
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Photo by Mertens, P.

Campylomormyrus luapulaensis
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Photo by Feulner, F.

Campylomormyrus mirus
[]

Photo by Mertens, P.

Campylomormyrus numenius
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No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 32 cm TL

Campylomormyrus orycteropus
[]

No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 37 cm TL

Campylomormyrus phantasticus
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Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus
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Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Campylomormyrus tamandua
[Wormjawed mormyrid]

Photo by Mertens, P.

Campylomormyrus tshokwe
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15 Species of Family Mormyridae with Genus Campylomormyrus
(Elephantfishes)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1920	Campylomormyrus alces		Africa	36 TL
1945	Campylomormyrus bredoi		Africa	37 TL
1967	Campylomormyrus cassaicus		Africa	20 TL
1920	Campylomormyrus christyi		Africa	37.5 TL
1924	Campylomormyrus compressirostris		Africa	19 TL
1898	Campylomormyrus curvirostris		Africa	40.5 TL
1898	Campylomormyrus elephas		Africa	40 TL
1937	Campylomormyrus luapulaensis		Africa	22 TL
1898	Campylomormyrus mirus		Africa	47 TL
1898	Campylomormyrus numenius		Africa	65 TL
1982	Campylomormyrus orycteropus		Africa	32 TL
1927	Campylomormyrus phantasticus		Africa	37 TL
1898	Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus		Africa	22 TL
1864	Campylomormyrus tamandua	Wormjawed mormyrid	Africa	43 SL
1967	Campylomormyrus tshokwe		Africa	29.5 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: OsteoglossiformesFamily: Mormyridae ElephantfishesGenus: Campylomormyrus(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Family: Mormyridae Elephantfishes

Genus: Campylomormyrus

(See list of species below)