Hippopotamyrus
Appearance
Hippopotamyrus | |
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Hippopotamyrus castor | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Osteoglossiformes |
Family: | Mormyridae |
Genus: | Hippopotamyrus Pappenheim, 1906 |
Type species | |
Hippopotamyrus castor Pappenheim, 1906
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Species | |
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Synonyms | |
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Hippopotamyrus is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae, the freshwater elephantfishes. These fishes are found in Africa.
Species
[edit]There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Hippopotamyrus castor Pappenheim 1906 (Lokundi mormyrid)
- Hippopotamyrus paugyi Lévêque & Bigorne 1985 (Kolente stonebasher)
- Hippopotamyrus pictus (Marcusen 1864) (Marcusen's mormyrid)
References
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Hippopotamyrus". FishBase. June 2024 version.