Campylomormyrus alces

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Campylomormyrus alces
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Family: Mormyridae
Genus: Campylomormyrus
Species:
C. alces
Binomial name
Campylomormyrus alces
(Boulenger 1920)
Synonyms
  • Gnathonemus alces Boulenger 1920

Campylomormyrus alces is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, found in the Congo River basin in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola.[2] Known to be nocturnal feeders, their primary diet consists of different types of invertebrates and plants.[3]

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