Peters' elephantnose fish

Gnathonemus petersii

Bodywide electroreceptors guide the trunk shaped head

Peters' elephantnose fish is a freshwater fish of Africa. The species occupies freshwater habitats. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 35 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Bonytongues
Family: Mormyridae
Genus: Gnathonemus
Maximum length: 35 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa: Niger to Congo River basins (Ref. 3203 ). Widespread in the Congo basin (Ref. 1878 , 4910 , 11970 , 41580 , 41591 , 106245 , 106290 ). Also reported from Lake Tanganyika (Ref. 114071 ). Report from the Cuanza in Angola (Ref. 99599 ) unconfirmed in Ref. 120641 . Reports from Lake Kivu are erroneous (Ref. 46152 , 107916 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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