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Mormyridae
Gnathonemus
petersii
(Günther 1862)
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Nomenclature
Subfamily:
Mormyrinae
Genus:
Gnathonemus
Species:
Gnathonemus
petersii
(Günther 1862)
Usage:
valid
Page number:
p. 64.
Vernacular names:
Vernacular name:
Elephantnose fish
Vernacular name:
Peter's elephantnose
Vernacular name:
Ubangi mormyrid
Synonyms, objective (homotypic):
Gnathonemus brevicaudatus Pellegrin, 1919
Mormyrus petersii Günther, 1862
Gnathonemus histrio Fowler, 1936
Type material:
Old Calabar, Nigeria. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1863.9.29.141. Figured in Günther 1864:22, Pl. 2 (fig. 2)
Media
Mormyrus tamandua Günther (=Campylomormyrus tamandua ) and Mormyrus petersii Günther (=Gnathonemus petersii) type illustration.jpg
Mormyrus tamandua Günther (=Campylomormyrus tamandua ) and Mormyrus petersii Günther (=Gnathonemus petersii) type illustration.jpg
Gnathonemus petersii, Nyong River, Cameroon
Gnathonemus petersii, Nyong River, Cameroon
Gnathonemus petersii type lllustration, 230 mm SL
Gnathonemus petersii type lllustration, 230 mm SL
Mormyrus tamandua Günther (=Campylomormyrus tamandua ) and Mormyrus petersii Günther (=Gnathonemus petersii) type illustration.jpg
Gnathonemus petersii, Nyong River, Cameroon
Gnathonemus petersii type lllustration, 230 mm SL
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical):
Ed Baker
, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts,
Simon Rycroft
,
Ben Scott
,
Vince Smith
