Peters's elephantnose fish: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Peters's elephantnose fish lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Gnathonemus petersii
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Osteoglossiformes
Family	Mormyridae

Where does the Peters's elephantnose fish live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Peters's elephantnose fish in 3 countries and territories across Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Peters's elephantnose fish endangered?

The Peters's elephantnose fish’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Peters's elephantnose fish?

The Peters's elephantnose fish (Gnathonemus petersii) is a ray-finned fish in the order Osteoglossiformes and the family Mormyridae, genus Gnathonemus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Peters's elephantnose fish

Peters's elephant-nose fish (Gnathonemus petersii) is an African freshwater elephantfish in the genus Gnathonemus. Other names in English include elephantnose fish, long-nosed elephant fish, and Ubangi mormyrid, after the Ubangi River. The Latin name petersii is probably for the German naturalist Wilhelm Peters. The fish uses electrolocation to find prey, and has the largest brain-to-body oxygen use ratio of all known vertebrates (around 0.6).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Peters's elephantnose fish (revision 1380219390), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q945393 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).