Gnathonemus petersii

Gnathonemus petersii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Osteoglossiformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis/Superclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohort: Osteoglossocephala Cohort/Superordo: Osteoglossomorpha Ordo: Osteoglossiformes

Familia: Mormyridae
Genus: Gnathonemus
Species: Gnathonemus petersii

Name

• Gnathonemus petersii (Günther, 1862)

Selected references

• Mise en synonymie de Gnathonemus brevicaudatus Pellegrim, 1919 avec Gnathonemus petersii Gunther, 1862 (Teleostei, Mormyridae).
• Active sensing: pre-receptor mechanisms and behavior in electric fish.
• Coding of Stimuli by Ampullary Afferents in Gnathonemus petersii.
• Food and feeding habits of Gnathonemus petersii (Osteichthyes: Mormyridae) in Anambra River, Nigeria.
• From the Schnauzenorgan to the back: Morphological comparison of mormyromast electroreceptor organs at different skin regions of Gnathonemus petersii.
• Photonic Crystal Light Collectors in Fish Retina Improve Vision in Turbid Water.

Vernacular names

English: Peters' elephantnose fish
한국어: 엘리펀트노즈(elephantnose)
magyar: Elefánthal
日本語: エレファントノーズフィッシュ
svenska: Elefantfisk

• uBio: Gnathonemus petersii

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