Elephantsnout fish

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The Elephantsnout fish lives in the demersal, freshwater, depth range 0 - 70 m , usually 0 - 50 m environment.

Facts about elephantsnout fish: mouth configuration, as discussed in mormyrid (fish): = More than 100 species of unusual appearance are placed in about 11 genera. The elephant-snout fishes, species of Gnathonemus, have the mouth at the end of a long, trunklike snout. More

Common names

Aduoyo in Luo
Aduoyo in Luo (Kenya and Tanzania)
Bottlenose in English
Domodomo in Swahili (Kiswahili)
Elephant-snout fish in English
Elephantsnout fish in English
Entanana in Konjo
Ikimote in Other
Intama in Other
Kasulu in Other
Kasurabana in Other
Kasuruban in Chiga
Kasuruban in Konjo
Khashm el banat in Arabic (‫العربية)
Lomakale in Turkana
Mbete in Swahili (Kiswahili)
Mbete in Wolof (Wollof)
Mboro in Zande
Mkale in Turkana
Rypoun nosáč in Czech (česky)
Shubule in Other
Suma in Japanese (日本語)
Suma in Luo
Suma in Swahili (Kiswahili)
Surasura in Swahili (Kiswahili)
Tapiirikala in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Tapir-Rüsselfisch in German (Deutsch)
Tapirfisk in Danish (dansk)
слонорыл in Russian (русский язык)
卡氏長頜魚 in Mandarin Chinese
卡氏长颌鱼 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Osteoglossiformes
Family : Mormyridae
Genus : Mormyrus
Species : Mormyrus kannume
Authority : Forssk