Henry's mormyrid (''Isichthys henryi'') is a species of freshwater elephantfish in the family Mormyridae and the only member of its

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. It occurs in coastal river basins in

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, ranging as far southeast as the

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in Middle Africa. It reaches a length of about .

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Weakly electric fish Mormyridae Monotypic ray-finned fish genera Fish of Africa Fish described in 1863 {{Osteoglossiformes-stub