Campylomormyrus bredoi

Campylomormyrus bredoi
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Osteoglossiformes
Family:	Mormyridae
Genus:	Campylomormyrus
Species:	C. bredoi
Binomial name
	Campylomormyrus bredoi; (Poll, 1945)
Synonyms[1]
	Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus (non Boulenger, 1898) ; Gnathonemus bredoi Poll, 1945;

Campylomormyrus bredoi is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, found only in Lake Mweru. It is native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo[1] and can reach a size of approximately 370 mm (15 in).[2]

Regarding its conservation status, according to the IUCN, this species can be classified in the "vulnerable (VU)" category.[1]

References

Moelants, T. (2010). "Campylomormyrus bredoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T182693A7945317. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182693A7945317.en. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
Gosse, J.-P. (1984). Mormyridae. p. 63-122. En J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse y D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, París y MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 1.

Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Campylomormyrus bredoi" in FishBase. March 2013 version.

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