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Oxymormyrus

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Oxymormyrus
Oxymormyrus boulengeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Family: Mormyridae
Genus: Oxymormyrus
Species:
O. boulengeri
Binomial name
Oxymormyrus boulengeri
Pellegrin, 1874
Synonyms
  • Mormyrops boulengeri Pellegrin, 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

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  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.