Campylomormyrus numenius

Campylomormyrus numenius

Mormyrid Fish in the Congo Basin

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Large
Tropical fish

Campylomormyrus numenius is known around Africa as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 65 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Bonytongues
Family: Mormyridae
Genus: Campylomormyrus
Maximum length: 65 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Africa: Pool Malebo, the middle Congo River and its northern tributaries, and the Lualaba, in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 83752 ). Report from the Luachimo in Angola (Kasai drainage, middle Congo River basin)(Ref. 11970 , 120641 ) unconfirmed in Ref. 83752 .
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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