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Peters' Elephantnose Fish
Gnathonemus petersii (Günther, 1862)

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Chordata - chordates »  class Actinopterygii - ray-finned fishes »  order Osteoglossiformes »  family Mormyridae - elephantfishes »  genus Gnathonemus

Scientific synonyms

Mormyrus petersii Günther, 1862
Gnathonemus petersi (Günther, 1862)
Gnathonemus brevicaudatus Pellegrin, 1919
Gnathonemus histrio Fowler, 1936

Images

Gnathonemus petersii - Peters' Elephantnose Fish

Author: Klaus Rudloff

Gnathonemus petersii - Peters' Elephantnose Fish

Author: Klaus Rudloff

Gnathonemus petersii - Peters' Elephantnose Fish

Author: B. Kao

Gnathonemus petersii - Peters' Elephantnose Fish

Author: B. Kao

Gnathonemus petersii - Peters' Elephantnose Fish

Author: Klaus Rudloff

Links and literature

CH DE EN FR IT NL PR SP FishBase [2085]

Froese R., Pauly D. (eds.): FishBase [http://www.fishbase.org]
CZ AQUATAB. World Wide Web electronic publication 2025 [species/9994]

Plíštil J. (Ed.) (2001-2025): AQUATAB. World Wide Web electronic publication [http://aquatab.net] [as Gnathonemus petersii (Günther, 1862)]
Data retrieved on: 25 March 2025
EN IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2024-1 [181553]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species [http://www.iucnredlist.org/] [as Gnathonemus petersii (Günther, 1862)]
Data retrieved on: 29 January 2024
CZ Hanel L., Novák J. (2001): České názvy živočichů V. Ryby a rybovití obratlovci (Pisces), 2. Nozdratí (Sarcopterygii), paprskoploutví (Actinopterygii) /mnohoploutví (Polypteriformes) – bezostní (Clupeiformes), Národní muzeum, (zoologické odd.), Praha, 64 pp. [as Gnathonemus petersii (Günther, 1862)]
Data retrieved on: 5 June 2013
CZ Hanel L., Novák J. (2001): České názvy živočichů V. Ryby a rybovití obratlovci (Pisces), 2. Nozdratí (Sarcopterygii), paprskoploutví (Actinopterygii) /mnohoploutví (Polypteriformes) – bezostní (Clupeiformes), Národní muzeum, (zoologické odd.), Praha, 64 pp. [as Gnathonemus brevicaudatus Pellegrin, 1919]
Data retrieved on: 5 June 2013

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