| Paramormyrops | |
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| Paramormyrops kingsleyae | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Osteoglossiformes |
| Family: | Mormyridae |
| Subfamily: | Mormyrinae |
| Genus: | Paramormyrops Taverne, Thys van den Audenaerde & Heymer, 1977 |
| Type species | |
| Paramormyrops gabonensis Taverne, Thys van den Audenaerde & Heymer, 1977 | |
Paramormyrops is a genus of elephantfish in the family Mormyridae from Africa.
There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus: [1] [2]
The family Mormyridae, sometimes called "elephantfish", are freshwater fish in the order Osteoglossiformes native to Africa. It is by far the largest family in the order with around 200 species. Members of the family can be popular, if challenging, aquarium species. These fish are also known for having large brain size and unusually high intelligence.
Gnathonemus is a genus of elephantfish in the family Mormyridae.
Hippopotamyrus is a genus of elephantfish in the family Mormyridae.
Marcusenius is a genus of elephantfishes native to Africa. Its members are highly diverse in size, with the smallest species reaching less than 15 cm (6 in) and the largest more than 1 m (3.3 ft).
Pollimyrus is a genus of elephantfishes native to Africa.
Mormyrops is a genus of weakly electric fish in the family Mormyridae from freshwater in Africa. They are characterized by an elongate head measuring twice as long as high, and no teeth on the palate or the tongue. The genus includes the largest member of the mormyrid family, the cornish jack at up to 1.5 m (4.9 ft) in length.
The subfamily Mormyrinae contains all but one of the genera of the African freshwater fish family Mormyridae in the order Osteoglossiformes. They are often called elephantfish due to a long protrusion below their mouths used to detect buried invertebrates that is suggestive of a tusk or trunk. They can also be called tapirfish.
Knoepffler's elephantfish is a species of elephantfish in the family Mormyridae being the only member of its genus. It occurs only in the Ivindo River and the Ntem River basins of Gabon and Cameroon. It reaches a maximum length of about 41 cm (16 in).
Campylomormyrus is a genus of elephantfish in the family Mormyridae.
Steindachner's Angolan mormyrid is a species of elephantfish in the family Mormyridae being the only member of its genus. It is found only in the coastal river basins in Angola in Africa. It reaches a length of about 10 cm (4 in).
The Bebe mormyrid is a species of elephantfish in the family Mormyridae. It is the only species in its genus and is divided into two subspecies. This species is known from many rivers in the northern half of Africa, ranging from the Senegal to the Nile basin. It reaches a length of 51 cm (20 in).
Henry's mormyrid is a species of freshwater elephantfish in the family Mormyridae and the only member of its genus. It occurs in coastal river basins in West Africa, ranging as far southeast as the Kouilou-Niari River in Middle Africa. It reaches a length of about 29 cm (11 in).
Ivindomyrus is a genus of elephantfishes native to rivers in Middle Africa.
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.
Oxymormyrus is a small genus of elephantfish in the family Mormyridae. Its members reach about 25–27 cm (10–11 in) in length and are restricted to the Congo, Campo, Kouilou-Niari, Nyanga and Ogowe river basins in Middle Africa.
Paramormyrops hopkinsi is a species of freshwater electric fish. It was discovered in the Ivindo River in Gabon, in west-Central Africa by Dr. Carl D. Hopkins of Cornell University. It is distributed throughout the Ivindo River basin of Gabon and the Ntem River basin of Cameroon. Described originally as a Brienomyrus in 1985 it was transferred to Paramormyrops in 2007. The electric discharge has two phases: a head-positive phase followed by a head-negative phase. The mean duration of the EOD is 2.8 ms for females, 2.96 for males. The Fourier transform of the EOD peaks at 536 Hz for females, 468 for males. Both male and female EODs have a head-negative voltage bump about 5 to 6 ms after the main head positive phase (arrows).
Petrocephalus is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. All the fish species of this genus are endemic to Africa.
Stomatorhinus is a genus of small elephantfish in the family Mormyridae.
Cryptomyrus is a genus of mormyrid fish native to Gabon.
Enteromius is a genus of small to medium-sized cyprinid fish native to tropical Africa. Most species were placed in the genus Barbus.
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