Hingemouth
Kingdom
Phylum
Family
SPECIES
Phractolaemus ansorgii
Length
25
10
cminch
cm inch 

The hingemouth (Phractolaemus ansorgii) is a small freshwater fish that is found only in west central Africa, the sole member of the subfamily Phractolaeminae of the family Kneriidae.

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The mouth can extend like a small trunk, thus the name, and has just two teeth, both in the lower jaw. The swim bladder has two compartments, and can function as a lung, allowing the hingemouth to survive in oxygen-poor environments.

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Geography

References

1. Hingemouth Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hingemouth
2. Hingemouth on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/181936/135017400

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