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Joachim S. Müller, license: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, source: iNaturalist
Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Osteoglossiformes
Family:
Mormyridae
Genus:
Gnathonemus
Species:
petersii
Common:
Elephantnose fish
Climates:
Tropical
Waters:
Freshwater
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Regions:
Africa - Inland Waters
Rigley, L., Marshall, J. A. 1973. Sound Production by the Elephant-Nose Fish, Gnathonemus petersii (Pisces, Mormyridae). Copeia, 1973(1): 134-135.
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