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Elephant Fish

Gnathonemus petersii (Günther 1862)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Gnathonemus petersii (Günther 1862)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Gnathonemus brevicaudatus
Species recognized by Central African Republic Species List
Gnathonemus brevicaudatus Pellegrin 1919
Species recognized by GBIF national node type records UK and GBIF national node type records France
Gnathonemus petersi
Species recognized by Democratic Republic of the Congo Species List and Thailand Species List
Gnathonemus petersii
Species recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, Angola Species List, Benin Species List, Cameroon Species List, Central African Republic Species List, Democratic Republic of the Congo Species List, Nigeria Species List, Republic of the Congo Species List, Thailand Species List, Togo Species List, Zambia Species List, wikipedia ID, wikipedia EU, Gulf of Guinea Species List, wikipedia hr Croatian, NCBI, and wikipedia emerging languages
Gnathonemus petersii
Recognized by CalPhotos, FAO Fishery Statistics, and Furui 2020
Gnathonemus petersii (Günther 1862)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, GBIF classification, and GBIF national node type records UK
Gnathonemus petersii
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Global Biotic Interactions, and Global Biotic Interactions
Gnathonemus petersii
Recognized by Flickr Group, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, and Fishbase
Gnathonemus petersii (Günther 1862)
Species recognized by IUCN, Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023, iNaturalist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, and Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Alternative Names

Gnathonemus brevicaudatus Pellegrin 1919
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Gnathonemus histrio Fowler 1936
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Gnathonemus peters (Günther 1862)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Gnathonemus petersi (Günther 1862)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Mormyrus petersii Günther 1862
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Gnathonemus brevicaudatus Pellegrin 1919
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Gnathonemus histrio Fowler 1936
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Gnathonemus peters (Günther 1862)
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Gnathonemus petersi
Synonym according to NCBI
Gnathonemus petersi (Günther 1862)
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Mormyrus petersii
Synonym according to NCBI
Mormyrus petersii Günther 1862
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Gnathonemus brevicaudatus Pellegrin 1919
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Gnathonemus brevicaudatus Pellegrin 1919
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Gnathonemus brevicaudatus Pellegrin 1919
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023 and Fishbase
Gnathonemus histrio Fowler 1936
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Gnathonemus histrio Fowler 1936
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023 and Fishbase
Gnathonemus peters
Synonym according to Fishbase
Gnathonemus peters (Günther 1862)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Gnathonemus peters (Günther 1862)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Gnathonemus petersi
Synonym according to Fishbase
Gnathonemus petersi (Günther 1862)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Gnathonemus petersi (Günther 1862)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Mormyrus petersii
Synonym according to Fishbase
Mormyrus petersii Günther 1862
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Mormyrus petersii Günther 1862
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Mormyrus petersii Günther 1862
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Common Names

English

Elephant fish
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Elephant nose
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Elephantnose fish
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Long-nosed Elephant Fish
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase and Wikidata Common Names
Peter's elephantnose
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Ubangi mormyrid
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Elephant Fish preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Elephant Nose
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Elephantnose Fish
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Peter's Elephantnose
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

سمكة الفيل البيترسية preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Asturian

pexe elefante preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

彼氏錐頜象鼻魚 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

Riba slon preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

Rypoun krátkoocasý
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Rypoun petersův
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
rypoun Petersův preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Almindelig elefantfisk preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
Peters elefantfisk
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase

Dutch; Flemish

Olifantsvis preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

Ubanga preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
Väike elevantkala
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase

Ewe

Liwoe nukpui preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Mustanorsukala preferred
Recognized by Fishbase and Wikidata Common Names

French

poisson-éléphant preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Elefanten-Rüsselfisch
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Spitzbartfisch
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Tapirfisch
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Elefantenrüsselfisch preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hausa

Wakanbani baki preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Hungarian

Elefánthal preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Indonesian

Ikan belalai-gajah preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

エレファントノーズ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020
エレファントノーズフィッシュ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

코끼리주둥이고기 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

elefantnesefisk preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

پیل‌ماهی پیتر preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Trabonos
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Mruk Petersa preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

Ubanga
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Гнатонем Петерса preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

Elefantfisk preferred
Recognized by Fishbase and Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

Риба слон preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Cá mũi voi Peters preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

سمكة الفيل البيترسيه preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Gnathonemus petersii (Günther 1862)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Osteoglossomorpha
Osteoglossiformes
Mormyridae
Gnathonemus
Gnathonemus petersii (Günther 1862) (this page)
Gnathonemus barbatus Poll 1967
Gnathonemus echidnorhynchus Pellegrin 1924
Gnathonemus longibarbis (Hilgendorf 1888)

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Osteoglossiformes
Mormyridae
Gnathonemus
Gnathonemus petersii (Günther 1862) (this page)
Gnathonemus barbatus Poll 1967
Gnathonemus echidnorhynchus Pellegrin 1924
Gnathonemus longibarbis (Hilgendorf 1888)

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Osteoglossomorpha
Osteoglossiformes
Mormyridae
Gnathonemus
Gnathonemus petersii (Günther 1862) (this page)
Gnathonemus barbatus Poll 1967
Gnathonemus echidnorhynchus Pellegrin 1924
Gnathonemus longibarbis (Hilgendorf 1888)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Osteoglossomorpha
Osteoglossiformes
Mormyridae
Gnathonemus
Gnathonemus petersii (Günther 1862) (this page)
Gnathonemus barbatus Poll 1967
Gnathonemus echidnorhynchus Pellegrin 1924
Gnathonemus longibarbis (Hilgendorf 1888)

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Osteoglossiformes
Mormyridae
Gnathonemus Gill 1863
Gnathonemus petersii (Günther 1862) (this page)
Gnathonemus barbatus Poll 1967
Gnathonemus echidnorhynchus Pellegrin 1924
Gnathonemus longibarbis (Hilgendorf 1888)

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Teleostei
Osteoglossomorpha
Osteoglossiformes
Osteoglossoidei
Mormyroidea
Mormyridae
Gnathonemus Gill 1863
Gnathonemus petersii (Günther 1862) (this page)
Gnathonemus barbatus Poll 1967
Gnathonemus echidnorhynchus Pellegrin 1924
Gnathonemus longibarbis (Hilgendorf 1888)

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Osteoglossiformes
Mormyridae
Gnathonemus petersii (Günther 1862) (this page)
Brevimyrus niger (Günther 1866)
Brienomyrus brachyistius (Gill 1862)
Campylomormyrus alces (Boulenger 1920)
Campylomormyrus cassaicus (Poll 1967)
Campylomormyrus curvirostris (Boulenger 1898)
Campylomormyrus elephas (Boulenger 1898)
Campylomormyrus mirus (Boulenger 1898)
Campylomormyrus numenius (Boulenger 1898)
Campylomormyrus phantasticus (Pellegrin 1927)
Campylomormyrus tamandua (Günther 1864)
Campylomormyrus tshokwe (Poll 1967)
Cyphomyrus macrops (Boulenger 1909)
Cyphomyrus psittacus (Boulenger 1897)
Cyphomyrus wilverthi (Boulenger 1898)
Genyomyrus donnyi Boulenger 1898
Gnathonemus echidnorhynchus Pellegrin 1924
Hippopotamyrus aelsbroecki (Poll 1945)
Hippopotamyrus castor Pappenheim 1906
Hippopotamyrus harringtoni (Boulenger 1905)
Hippopotamyrus macroterops (Boulenger 1920)
Hippopotamyrus paugyi Lévêque & Bigorne 1985
Hippopotamyrus pictus (Marcusen 1864)
Hippopotamyrus retrodorsalis (Nichols & Griscom 1917)
Hyperopisus bebe (La Cepède 1803)
Ivindomyrus marchei (Sauvage 1879)
Marcusenius abadii (Boulenger 1901)
Marcusenius altisambesi Kramer, Skelton, van der Bank & Wink 2007
Marcusenius bentleyi (Boulenger 1897)
Marcusenius cuangoanus (Poll 1967)
Marcusenius cyprinoides (Linnaeus 1758)
Marcusenius deboensis (Daget 1954)
Marcusenius dundoensis (Poll 1967)
Marcusenius furcidens (Pellegrin 1920)
Marcusenius ghesquierei (Poll 1945)
Marcusenius greshoffii (Schilthuis 1891)
Marcusenius kutuensis (Boulenger 1899)
Marcusenius leopoldianus (Boulenger 1899)
Marcusenius macrophthalmus (Pellegrin 1924)
Marcusenius mento (Boulenger 1890)
Marcusenius moorii (Günther 1867)
Marcusenius ntemensis (Pellegrin 1927)
Marcusenius sanagaensis Boden, Teugels & Hopkins 1997
Marcusenius schilthuisiae (Boulenger 1899)
Marcusenius ussheri (Günther 1867)
Mormyrops anguilloides (Linnaeus 1758)
Mormyrops attenuatus Boulenger 1898
Mormyrops boulengeri Pellegrin 1900
Mormyrops breviceps Steindachner 1894
Mormyrops caballus Pellegrin 1927
Mormyrops engystoma Boulenger 1898
Mormyrops lineolatus Boulenger 1898
Mormyrops mariae (Schilthuis 1891)
Mormyrops microstoma Boulenger 1898
Mormyrops nigricans Boulenger 1899
Mormyrops oudoti Daget 1954
Mormyrops sirenoides Boulenger 1898
Mormyrops zanclirostris (Günther 1867)
Mormyrus felixi Pellegrin 1939
Mormyrus goheeni Fowler 1919
Mormyrus hasselquistii Valenciennes 1847
Mormyrus iriodes Roberts & Stewart 1976
Mormyrus kannume Forsskål 1775
Mormyrus longirostris Peters 1852
Mormyrus macrophthalmus Günther 1866
Mormyrus subundulatus Roberts 1989
Mormyrus tapirus Pappenheim 1905
Mormyrus thomasi Pellegrin 1938
Myomyrus macrodon Boulenger 1898
Myomyrus macrops Boulenger 1914
Paramormyrops batesii (Boulenger 1906)
Paramormyrops gabonensis Taverne, Thys van den Audenaerde & Heymer 1977
Paramormyrops hopkinsi (Taverne & Thys van den Audenaerde 1985)
Paramormyrops longicaudatus (Taverne, Thys van den Audenaerde, Heymer & Géry 1977)
Paramormyrops sphekodes (Sauvage 1879)
Paramormyrops tavernei Poll 1972
Petrocephalus bane (Lacepède 1803)
Petrocephalus binotatus Pellegrin 1924
Petrocephalus bovei (Valenciennes 1847)
Petrocephalus christyi Boulenger 1920
Petrocephalus gliroides (Vinciguerra 1897)
Petrocephalus keatingii Boulenger 1901
Petrocephalus simus Sauvage 1879
Petrocephalus squalostoma (Boulenger 1915)
Petrocephalus tenuicauda (Steindachner 1894)
Pollimyrus adspersus (Günther 1866)
Pollimyrus guttatus (Fowler 1936)
Pollimyrus maculipinnis (Nichols & La Monte 1934)
Pollimyrus petherici (Boulenger 1898)
Pollimyrus plagiostoma (Boulenger 1898)
Pollimyrus pulverulentus (Boulenger 1899)
Pollimyrus schreyeni Poll 1972
Pollimyrus tumifrons (Boulenger 1902)
Stomatorhinus fuliginosus Poll 1941
Stomatorhinus humilior Boulenger 1899
Stomatorhinus kununguensis Poll 1945
Stomatorhinus microps Boulenger 1898
Stomatorhinus polli Matthes 1964
Stomatorhinus polylepis Boulenger 1899
Stomatorhinus puncticulatus Boulenger 1899
Stomatorhinus walkeri (Günther 1867)
80 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Actinopterygii
Actinopteri
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Osteoglossocephalai
Osteoglossocephala
Osteoglossomorpha
Osteoglossiformes
Mormyridae
Gnathonemus
Gnathonemus petersii (this page)
Gnathonemus echidnorhynchus
Gnathonemus longibarbis
unclassified Gnathonemus

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Osteoglossiformes
Mormyridae
Gnathonemus
Gnathonemus petersii (this page)
Gnathonemus abadii
Gnathonemus alces
Gnathonemus barbatus
Gnathonemus bruyerei
Gnathonemus compressirostris
Gnathonemus echidnorhynchus
Gnathonemus friteli
Gnathonemus kutuensis
Gnathonemus leopoldianus
Gnathonemus livingstonii
Gnathonemus longibarbis
Gnathonemus ntemensis
Gnathonemus numenius
Gnathonemus rhynchophorus
Gnathonemus schilthuisiae
Gnathonemus tamandua
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