Mormyridae
Also known as: Csőrösszájúhal-félék, Elefantenfische, Elefantfisk, Elefantfisker, Freshwater Elephantfishes, Freshwater elephantfish, Mrukowate, Nijlsnoeken
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Order | Osteoglossiformes |
| Family | Mormyridae |
| Habitat | FRESHWATER, MARINE |
| Genera | 21 |
| Species records held | 247 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 378 |
| GBIF key | 8484 |
Genera in Mormyridae
- Marcusenius — 49 species: Marcusenius abadii, Marcusenius altisambesi, Marcusenius angolensis, Marcusenius annamariae, Marcusenius bentleyi, Marcusenius brachistius, Marcusenius brucii, Marcusenius caudisquamatus
- Petrocephalus — 49 species: Petrocephalus ansorgii, Petrocephalus arnegardi, Petrocephalus balayi, Petrocephalus ballayi, Petrocephalus balteatus, Petrocephalus bane, Petrocephalus binotatus, Petrocephalus boboto
- Mormyrus — 31 species: Mormyrus bernhardi, Mormyrus caballus, Mormyrus casalis, Mormyrus caschive, Mormyrus cyaneus, Mormyrus dendera, Mormyrus dequesne, Mormyrus ehrenbergii
- Mormyrops — 22 species: Mormyrops anguilloides, Mormyrops attenuatus, Mormyrops batesianus, Mormyrops boulengeri, Mormyrops breviceps, Mormyrops caballus, Mormyrops citernii, Mormyrops curtus
- Pollimyrus — 19 species: Pollimyrus adspersus, Pollimyrus brevis, Pollimyrus castelnaui, Pollimyrus cuandoensis, Pollimyrus eburneensis, Pollimyrus guttatus, Pollimyrus isidori, Pollimyrus maculipinnis
- Campylomormyrus — 15 species: Campylomormyrus alces, Campylomormyrus bredoi, Campylomormyrus cassaicus, Campylomormyrus christyi, Campylomormyrus compressirostris, Campylomormyrus curvirostris, Campylomormyrus elephas, Campylomormyrus luapulaensis
- Hippopotamyrus — 15 species: Hippopotamyrus aelsbroecki, Hippopotamyrus ansorgii, Hippopotamyrus castor, Hippopotamyrus grahami, Hippopotamyrus harringtoni, Hippopotamyrus longilateralis, Hippopotamyrus macrops, Hippopotamyrus macroterops
- Stomatorhinus — 13 species: Stomatorhinus ater, Stomatorhinus corneti, Stomatorhinus fuliginosus, Stomatorhinus humilior, Stomatorhinus ivindoensis, Stomatorhinus kununguensis, Stomatorhinus microps, Stomatorhinus patrizii
- Paramormyrops — 11 species: Paramormyrops batesii, Paramormyrops curvifrons, Paramormyrops gabonensis, Paramormyrops hopkinsi, Paramormyrops jacksoni, Paramormyrops kingsleyae, Paramormyrops longicaudatus, Paramormyrops ntotom
- Gnathonemus — 4 species: Gnathonemus barbatus, Gnathonemus echidnorhynchus, Gnathonemus longibarbis, Gnathonemus petersii
- Brienomyrus — 3 species: Brienomyrus adustus, Brienomyrus brachyistius, Brienomyrus longianalis
- Myomyrus — 3 species: Myomyrus macrodon, Myomyrus macrops, Myomyrus pharao
- Cryptomyrus — 2 species: Cryptomyrus ogoouensis, Cryptomyrus ona
- Cyphomyrus — 2 species: Cyphomyrus discorhynchus, Cyphomyrus lufirae
- Heteromormyrus — 2 species: Heteromormyrus pappenheimi, Heteromormyrus pauciradiatus
- Ivindomyrus — 2 species: Ivindomyrus marchei, Ivindomyrus opdenboschi
- Boulengeromyrus — 1 species: Boulengeromyrus knoepffleri
- Brevimyrus — 1 species: Brevimyrus niger
- Genyomyrus — 1 species: Genyomyrus donnyi
- Hyperopisus — 1 species: Hyperopisus bebe
- Isichthys — 1 species: Isichthys henryi
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.