Gnathonemus
Gnathonemus is a genus of elephantfish in the family Mormyridae.
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Gnathonemus petersii | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Osteoglossiformes |
Family: | Mormyridae |
Subfamily: | Mormyrinae |
Genus: | Gnathonemus T. N. Gill, 1863 |
Species | |
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Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1][2]
- Gnathonemus barbatus Poll 1967 (Angolan mormyrid)
- Gnathonemus echidnorhynchus Pellegrin 1924 (Blunt-jawed elephantnose)
- Gnathonemus longibarbis (Hilgendorf 1888) (Longnose stonebasher)
- Gnathonemus petersii (Günther 1862) (Peters's elephantnose fish)
References

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Wikispecies has information related to Gnathonemus.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Gnathonemus in FishBase. June 2011 version.
- "Mormyridae" (PDF). Deeplyfish- fishes of the world. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
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