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Class: Teleostei
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

Africa
Max. Length 36 cm TL
Campylomormyrus alces (Boulenger, 1920)

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Campylomormyrus alces
[]

Photo by Feulner, F.

Africa
Max. Length 37 cm TL
Campylomormyrus bredoi (Poll, 1945)

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Campylomormyrus bredoi
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Africa
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Campylomormyrus cassaicus (Poll, 1967)

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Campylomormyrus cassaicus
[]

Photo by RMCA

Africa
Max. Length 37.5 cm TL
Campylomormyrus christyi (Boulenger, 1920)

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Campylomormyrus christyi
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Max. Length 19 cm TL
 
Campylomormyrus compressirostris
[]

Photo by Feulner, F.

Africa
Max. Length 40.5 cm TL
Campylomormyrus curvirostris (Boulenger, 1898)

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Campylomormyrus curvirostris
[]

Photo by Germeau, G./ Doumont, Y.

Africa
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Campylomormyrus elephas (Boulenger, 1898)

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Campylomormyrus elephas
[]

Photo by Mertens, P.

Africa
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Campylomormyrus luapulaensis (David & Poll, 1937)

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Campylomormyrus luapulaensis
[]

Photo by Feulner, F.

Africa
Max. Length 47 cm TL
Campylomormyrus mirus (Boulenger, 1898)

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Campylomormyrus mirus
[]

Photo by Mertens, P.

Africa
Max. Length 65 cm TL
Campylomormyrus numenius (Boulenger, 1898)

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Campylomormyrus numenius
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 32 cm TL
 
Campylomormyrus orycteropus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 37 cm TL
 
Campylomormyrus phantasticus
[]

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Africa
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus (Boulenger, 1898)

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Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus
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Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Africa
Max. Length 43 cm SL
Campylomormyrus tamandua (Günther, 1864)

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Campylomormyrus tamandua
[Wormjawed mormyrid]

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Africa
Max. Length 29.5 cm TL
Campylomormyrus tshokwe (Poll, 1967)

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



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