Campylomormyrus luapulaensis

Campylomormyrus luapulaensis is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, found in Africa: in the Luapula River of the upper Congo River basin in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia.^[2]

Campylomormyrus luapulaensis
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Osteoglossiformes
Family:	Mormyridae
Genus:	Campylomormyrus
Species:	C. luapulaensis
Binomial name
Campylomormyrus luapulaensis (L. R. David & Poll 1937)
Synonyms
Gnathonemus luapulaensis L. R. David & Poll 1937

Size

This species reaches a length of 22.0 cm (8.7 in).^[3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of the upper Luapula River, Congo River basin, Zaire now Democratic Republic of the Congo. ^[4]