Oxymormyrus

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Oxymormyrus
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Oxymormyrus boulengeri
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Family: Mormyridae
Genus: Oxymormyrus
Species:
O. boulengeri
Binomial name
Oxymormyrus boulengeri
Pellegrin, 1874
Synonyms
  • Mormyrops boulengeriPellegrin, 1874

Oxymormyrus is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Mormyridae, the elephantfishes. The only species in the genus is Oxymormyrus boulengeri, [2] which is found in the middle of the Congo River basin. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Moelants, T. (2010). "Mormyrops boulengeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T181838A7746362. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T181838A7746362.en . Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  2. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Oxymormyrus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  3. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Mormyrops boulengeri". FishBase . June 2024 version.


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