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''Mormyrus'' is a genus of
ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or hor ...
in the family Mormyridae.


Species

There are currently 22 recognized species in this genus: * ''
Mormyrus bernhardi Bernhard's elephant-snout fish (''Mormyrus bernhardi'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. It is endemic to Athi-Galana-Sabaki River, Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map ...
'' Pellegrin 1926 (Bernhard's elephant-snout fish) * ''
Mormyrus caballus ''Mormyrus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. Species There are currently 22 recognized species in this genus: * '' Mormyrus bernhardi'' Pellegrin 1926 (Bernhard's elephant-snout fish) * '' Mormyrus caballus'' Boul ...
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Boulenger Boulenger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Benjamin Boulenger (born 1990), French footballer * Edward George Boulenger (1888–1946), British zoologist, director of aquarium at London Zoo * George Albert Boulenger (1858–1 ...
1898
** ''Mormyrus caballus asinus''
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, 1915
** ''Mormyrus caballus bumbanus''
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1909
** ''Mormyrus caballus caballus'' Boulenger 1898 ** ''Mormyrus caballus lualabae'' Reizer 1964 * ''
Mormyrus casalis ''Mormyrus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. Species There are currently 22 recognized species in this genus: * '' Mormyrus bernhardi'' Pellegrin 1926 (Bernhard's elephant-snout fish) * '' Mormyrus caballus'' Boul ...
'' Vinciguerra 1922 (Somali mormyrid) * '' Mormyrus caschive'' Linnaeus 1758 (Eastern bottlenose elephant snout) * ''
Mormyrus cyaneus ''Mormyrus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. Species There are currently 22 recognized species in this genus: * '' Mormyrus bernhardi'' Pellegrin 1926 (Bernhard's elephant-snout fish) * '' Mormyrus caballus'' Boul ...
'' T. R. Roberts &
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1976
(Lower Congo River mormyrid) * ''
Mormyrus felixi ''Mormyrus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. Species There are currently 22 recognized species in this genus: * '' Mormyrus bernhardi'' Pellegrin 1926 (Bernhard's elephant-snout fish) * '' Mormyrus caballus'' Boul ...
'' Pellegrin 1939 * ''
Mormyrus goheeni ''Mormyrus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. Species There are currently 22 recognized species in this genus: * '' Mormyrus bernhardi'' Pellegrin 1926 (Bernhard's elephant-snout fish) * '' Mormyrus caballus'' Boul ...
'' Fowler 1919 (Liberian mormyrid) * ''
Mormyrus hasselquistii ''Mormyrus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. Species There are currently 22 recognized species in this genus: * '' Mormyrus bernhardi'' Pellegrin 1926 (Bernhard's elephant-snout fish) * '' Mormyrus caballus'' Boul ...
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Valenciennes Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France. It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a s ...
1847
(Elephant snout) * '' Mormyrus hildebrandti'' W. K. H. Peters 1882 (Hildebrandt's elephant-snout fish) * ''
Mormyrus iriodes ''Mormyrus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. Species There are currently 22 recognized species in this genus: * '' Mormyrus bernhardi'' Pellegrin 1926 (Bernhard's elephant-snout fish) * '' Mormyrus caballus'' Boul ...
'' T. R. Roberts &
D. J. Stewart Demetrius Jerome Stewart (born November 30, 1993) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Baltimore Orioles. Stewart played college baseball fo ...
1976
(Inga mormyrid) * ''
Mormyrus kannume ''Mormyrus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. Species There are currently 22 recognized species in this genus: * '' Mormyrus bernhardi'' Pellegrin 1926 (Bernhard's elephant-snout fish) * '' Mormyrus caballus'' Boul ...
'' Forsskål 1775 (Elephant-snout fish) * ''
Mormyrus lacerda ''Mormyrus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. Species There are currently 22 recognized species in this genus: * '' Mormyrus bernhardi'' Pellegrin 1926 (Bernhard's elephant-snout fish) * '' Mormyrus caballus'' Boul ...
'' Castelnau 1861 (Western bottlenose mormyrid) * '' Mormyrus longirostris'' W. K. H. Peters 1852 (Eastern bottlenose mormyrid) * ''
Mormyrus macrocephalus ''Mormyrus macrocephalus'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. Information The average length of ''Mormyrus macrocephalus'' is about 32 centimeters or 12 inches. ''Mormyrus macrocephalus'' is recorded to be of least concern ...
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1929
(largehead mormyrid) * ''
Mormyrus macrophthalmus ''Mormyrus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. Species There are currently 22 recognized species in this genus: * ''Mormyrus bernhardi'' Jacques Pellegrin, Pellegrin 1926 (Bernhard's elephant-snout fish) * ''Mormyrus ...
'' Günther 1866 (Niger mormyrid) * '' Mormyrus niloticus'' (
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& J. G. Schneider 1801)
(Egyptian trunkfish) * '' Mormyrus ovis''
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1898
* ''
Mormyrus rume ''Mormyrus rume'' is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, found in the basins of the Gambia, Senegal, Niger, Volta, Chad, Bandama, Sassandra, Komoé, Mono, Ouémé, Ogun and Culufi rivers, among others. This species contain ...
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Valenciennes Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France. It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a s ...
1847
(Senegal mormyrid) ** ''Mormyrus rume proboscirostris''
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1898
** ''Mormyrus rume rume'' Valenciennes 1847 * ''
Mormyrus subundulatus ''Mormyrus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. Species There are currently 22 recognized species in this genus: * ''Mormyrus bernhardi'' Jacques Pellegrin, Pellegrin 1926 (Bernhard's elephant-snout fish) * ''Mormyrus ...
'' T. R. Roberts 1989 (Bandama mormyrid) * '' Mormyrus tapirus''
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1905
* '' Mormyrus tenuirostris'' W. K. H. Peters 1882 (Athi elephant-snout fish) * ''
Mormyrus thomasi ''Mormyrus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. Species There are currently 22 recognized species in this genus: * '' Mormyrus bernhardi'' Pellegrin 1926 (Bernhard's elephant-snout fish) * ''Mormyrus caballus'' Boulen ...
'' Pellegrin 1938 (French Congo mormyrid)


References

Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Ray-finned fish genera {{Osteoglossiformes-stub