Myomyrus

<i>Myomyrus</i>

Myomyrus

Genus of ray-finned fishes

Myomyrus is a genus of elephantfish in the family Mormyridae. Its members reach about 25–30 cm (10–12 in) in length and are restricted to the Congo River Basin in Africa.

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Species

There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:[1][2]

  • Myomyrus macrodon Boulenger 1898 (Matadi mormyrid)
  • Myomyrus macrops Boulenger 1914 (Ja River mormyrid)
  • Myomyrus pharao (Poll & Taverne 1967) (Kinsuka mormyrid)

References

  1. [1]
    Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Myomyrus in FishBase. June 2011 version.
  2. [2]
    "Mormyridae" (PDF). Deeplyfish- fishes of the world. Retrieved 18 May 2017.


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