Campylomormyrus christyi explained

Campylomormyrus christyi is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, is found in Africa: in the lower Congo, the Pool Malebo, Kasai and the Lukenie River in Democratic Republic of the Congo. ^[1]

Size

This species reaches a length of 37.5cm (14.8inches).

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Cuthbert Christy (1863–1932), an English physician (specializing in sleeping sickness), a zoologist, an explorer, and the director of the Congo Museum in Tervuren, Belgium, who collected the holotype specimen.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Book: Gosse, J.-P. . 1984. Mormyridae . 63–122. J. Daget . J.-P. Gosse . D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde. Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). MRAC ORSTOM. 1.
2. Web site: Family MORMYRIDAE Bonaparte 1831 (Elephantfishes) . 12 November 2024 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018.