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Double-nosed Elephant Nose (Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus)
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Double-nosed Elephant Nose (Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus) specimen
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Mormyridae

Double-nosed Elephant Nose

Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus

Fish Sensing Electric Currents

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Africa
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

the double-trunk elephant nose, Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, found only in Africa.

Maximum length
22 cm
Water
Freshwater
Distribution
Africa: widespread in the Congo River basin in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola (Ref. 83752 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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