Worm-jawed Mormyrid Campylomormyrus tamandua

Worm-jawed Mormyrid
Worm-jawed Mormyrid
Worm-jawed Mormyrid
The Worm-jawed Mormyrid is an elephant fish with a weak electric field from a transmitter in the tail to a receiver in the head for navigation, communication and hunting prey in dark, muddy waters.
Worm-jawed Mormyrid
Worm-jawed Mormyrid
Worm-jawed Mormyrid
It has an elongated nose with a small lure-like appendage at the tip for searching out food. It can grow to 40cm long. It is native to rivers of West and Central Africa.