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Elephant Nose Fish
Gnathonemus petersii
Also known as: Elephantnose Fish • elephantnose fish • Elephant fish
Kingdom: Metazoa• Family: Mormyridae• Order: Osteoglossiformes
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Quick Facts
Common Names:
Elephant Nose Fish, Elephantnose Fish, elephantnose fish, Elephant fish, Elephant nose, Elephantnose fish, Long-nosed Elephant Fish, Peter's elephantnose, Ubangi mormyrid, Elephant Fish, Elephant Nose, Peter's Elephantnose, Peter's elephantnose, Peters's elephant-nose fish
Class:
Actinopteri
Data Completeness:
71%
Data Sources
🌍gbif
📚itis
📖wikipedia
🔬eol
🦎inaturalist
References
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Distribution Statistics
10
Observations
9
Countries
Top Locations
Haut-Uele, CD-HC, CD
1
Mbari_amont
1
Basankusu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
1
Mbomo, Republic of the Congo
1
69QH+WF6, Lompole, Repubblica Democratica del Congo
1
Recent Observers
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First: 8/23/2002 · Latest: 8/30/2025
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