Misplaced Pages

Mormyrus caschive

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Species of ray-finned fish

Mormyrus caschive
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Family: Mormyridae
Genus: Mormyrus
Species: M. caschive
Binomial name
Mormyrus caschive
Linnaeus, 1758

Mormyrus caschive, the eastern bottlenose or elephant snout, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. It is found in the Nile basin, including both the main river and some of its tributaries and lakes, in Egypt, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda.

References

  1. Azeroual, A.; Getahun, A.; Twongo, T. (2010). "Mormyrus caschive". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T60726A12400544. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T60726A12400544.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Mormyrus caschive


Stub icon

This Osteoglossiformes-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: