Mormyrus caschive, the eastern bottlenose or elephant snout, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. It is found in the Nile basin, including both the main river and some of its tributaries and lakes, in Egypt, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda.
Mormyrus caschive | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Osteoglossiformes |
Family: | Mormyridae |
Genus: | Mormyrus |
Species: | M. caschive
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Binomial name | |
Mormyrus caschive |
References
edit- ^ Azeroual, A.; Getahun, A.; Twongo, T. (2010). "Mormyrus caschive". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T60726A12400544. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T60726A12400544.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.