Gnathonemus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Mormyridae, the elephantfishes. The fishes in this genus are found in subsaharan Africa.

Species There are currently four recognized species in this genus:

Gnathonemus barbatus Poll 1967 (Angolan mormyrid) Gnathonemus echidnorhynchus Pellegrin 1924 (Blunt-jawed elephantnose) Gnathonemus longibarbis (Hilgendorf 1888) (Longnose stonebasher) Gnathonemus petersii (Günther 1862) (Peters's elephantnose fish)

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