Peters's Elephantnose Fish

The Latin name petersii is probably for the German naturalist Wilhelm Peters.

The fish is a dark brown to black in colour, laterally compressed (averaging 23–25 cm (9.1–9.8 in)), with a rear dorsal fin and anal fin of the same length. Its caudal or tail fin is forked. It has two stripes on its lower pendicular. Its most striking feature, as its names suggest, is a trunk-like protrusion on the head. This trunk-like is a chin.

The fish uses electrolocation to find prey, and has the largest brain-to-body oxygen use ratio of all known vertebrates (around 0.6). This is not actually a nose, but a sensitive extension of the mouth, that it uses for self-defense, communication, navigation, and finding worms and insects to eat. This organ, called the Schnauzenorgan, is covered in electroreceptors, as is much of the rest of its body. The elephantnose uses a weak electric field, which it generates with specialized cells called electrocytes, which evolved from muscle cells, to find food, to navigate in dark or turbid waters, and to find a mate.

Being as electric elemental fish, weakened by earth and light elements.

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In these rivers, the Elephant Nose Fish has to navigate a number of obstacles in order to find something to eat. There’s a large number of roots, logs, branches, and plants they need to find their way through.

The Elephant Fish uses this as their primary method to feel their way around the dirty waters. But it does more than just help them physically reach out in front of their body while swimming.

This species is actually a master of electrolocation. All over its body, there are various receptors that can pick up on subtle electric currents that other animals emit. Their Schnauzenorgan is the main part of their body that utilizes this, and it’s quite a useful trick to have.

Passive and defensive if draws a weak discharged electricity on its body. It prefers muddy, slowly moving rivers and pools with cover such as submerged branches. Some people say they’re small and some say they’re large. Others say they’re aggressive, and others say they’re peaceful.

Peters' elephantnose fish is native to the rivers of West and Central Africa, in particular the lower Niger River basin, the Ogun River basin and the upper Chari River.

• Movement Pattern: Not a Migrant

• Individual Type: Solo

• Population Trend: Unknown

• Population: Ugh

• Locomotion: Aquatic

• Habitat: Warm River; Warm Pond.

• Earth: 

  • Extant (Resident): Angola (Angola); Cameroon; Central African Republic; Congo; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Zambia

• Berbania/Hirawhassa: 

  • Extant & Introduced (Resident): none

• Reinachos/Ityosel: 

  • Extant & Introduced (Resident): none

• Thatrollwa/Delphia: 

  • Extant & Introduced (Resident): none

• Sawintir/Everrealm: 

  • Extant & Introduced (Resident): none

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Past and Present Incidents - Individuals

• Terran/Gaian

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• Berbanian/Hirawhassan

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• Reinachos/Ityoselese

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• Delphian/Thatrollwan

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• Sawintiran

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• Jotunheim

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The Recollections of Queen Arianna - Individuals

• Terran/Gaian

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• Berbanian/Hirawhassan

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• Reinachos/Ityoselese

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• Delphian/Thatrollwan

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• Sawintiran

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• Jotunheim

  • n/a

See also: none

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• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peters%27s_elephantnose_fish

• https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/181553/7677595

• https://www.deviantart.com/ognimdo2002/art/Peter-s-Elephantnose-Fish-936217438