Heteromormyrus

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Heteromormyrus
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Heteromormyrus pauciradiatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Family: Mormyridae
Genus: Heteromormyrus
Steindachner, 1866
Type species
Mormyrus pauciradiatus
Steindachner, 1866 [1]
Species

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Heteromormyrus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Mormyridae, the elephantfishes. These fishes are found in southern and central Africa in Angola, Namibia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and, maybe, Zimbabwe. [2]

Species

Heteromormyrus contains the following recognised species: [3] [2]

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References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Mormyridae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  2. 1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Heteromormyrus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Heteromormyrus". FishBase . June 2024 version.