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| synonyms = *''Phractolaemus spinosus'' <small>[[Jacques Pellegrin|Pellegrin]], 1925</small> |
| synonyms = *''Phractolaemus spinosus'' <small>[[Jacques Pellegrin|Pellegrin]], 1925</small> |
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The '''hingemouth''' (''Phractolaemus ansorgii'') is a small [[freshwater]] [[fish]] that is found only in west central [[Africa]], the sole member of the family '''Phractolaemidae'''. |
The '''hingemouth''' (''Phractolaemus ansorgii'') is a small [[freshwater]] [[fish]] that is found only in west central [[Africa]], the sole member of the family '''Phractolaemidae'''. |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gonorynchiformes |
| Family: | Kneriidae |
| Subfamily: | Phractolaeminae Boulenger, 1901 |
| Genus: | Phractolaemus Boulenger, 1901 |
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P. ansorgii
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The hingemouth (Phractolaemus ansorgii) is a small freshwater fish that is found only in west central Africa, the sole member of the family Phractolaemidae.
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.[1]
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