Ivindomyrus
Appearance
Ivindomyrus | |
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Ivindomyrus marchei | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Osteoglossiformes |
Family: | Mormyridae |
Genus: | Ivindomyrus Taverne & Géry, 1975 |
Type species | |
Ivindomyrus opdenboschi Taverne & Géry, 1975[1]
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Ivindomyrus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Mormyridae, the elephantfishes. These fishes are found in rivers in Middle Africa.[2]
Species
[edit]There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2][3]
- Ivindomyrus marchei (Sauvage 1879) (Ogooue mormyrid)
- Ivindomyrus opdenboschi Taverne & Géry, 1975 (Ivindo mormyrid)
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Ivindomyrus". FishBase. May 2018 version.
- ^ "Mormyridae" (PDF). Deeplyfish- fishes of the world. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.