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Paramormyrops

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Paramormyrops

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Paramormyrops is a genus of elephantfish in the family Mormyridae from Africa.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderOsteoglossiformes
  5. FamilyMormyridae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations recorded2,544

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
597
With media
4
Family
Mormyridae
Collections
CUMV
Recorded in
Gabon

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Paramormyrops is a genus of elephantfish in the family Mormyridae from Africa.

==Species== There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus: Paramormyrops batesii (Boulenger 1906) (Kribi mormyrid) Paramormyrops curvifrons (Taverne, Thys van den Audenaerde, Heymer & Géry, 1977) (Ivindo mormyrid) Paramormyrops gabonensis Taverne, Thys van den Audenaerde & Heymer, 1977 (Makokou mormyrid) Paramormyrops hopkinsi (Taverne & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1985) (Ivindo electric fish) Paramormyrops jacksoni (Poll, 1967) (Ghost stonebasher) Paramormyrops kingsleyae (Günther, 1896) (Old Calabar mormyrid) Paramormyrops longicaudatus (Taverne, Thys van den Audenaerde, Heymer & Géry, 1977) (longtailed mormyrid) Paramormyrops ntotom Rich, J. P. Sullivan & Hopkins, 2017 (Doume elephantfish) Paramormyrops retrodorsalis (Nichols & Griscom, 1917) (Bima elephantfish) Paramormyrops sphekodes (Sauvage 1879)

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