Family Mormyridae - Elephantfishes
  Order
:
Mormyridae
  Class
:
Teleostei
No. in FishBase
:
Genera : 22 | Species : 232 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
  Environment
:
Fresh : Yes | Brackish : Yes | Marine : No
  Division
:
Primary freshwater
  Aquarium
:
some
  First Fossil Record
:
     
  Remark
:
Distribution: tropical Africa and Nile. Paired and vertical fins all present; narrow caudal peduncle and deeply forked caudal fin. Parasphenoid and tongue with teeth. Branchiostegal rays 6-8. Dorsal fin rays 12-91. Anal fin rays 20-70. Dorsal and anal fins usually opposite each other on posterior part of body. With 37-64 vertebrae. Mouth of highly variable form, often trunklike. Maximum length 1.5 m, usually 9-50 cm. Mormyrids are noted for their large cerebellums and their use of electricity and sound.
  Etymology
:
Greek, mormyros = a kind of fish ( Ref. 45335).
  Reproductive guild
:
mixed
  Typical activity level
:
sluggish
  Main Ref.
:
  Coordinator
:
  Deep Fin Classification
:
Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Osteoglossomorpha | | | | | | | | | | | Osteoglossiformes | | | Mormyridae

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Mormyridae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Mormyrus caschive Linnaeus, 1758
acceptedseniororiginal
Mormyrus longipinnis Rüppell, 1832
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniornew
Mormyrus geoffroyi (non Valenciennes, 1847)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Mormyrus longirostris (non Peters, 1852)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Mormyrus kannume Fabricius, 1775
acceptedseniororiginal
! Murmyrous kannume Fabricius, 1775
synonymseniororiginal
Mormyrus oxyrhynchus Lacepède, 1803
synonymjuniororiginal
Mormyrus bachiqua Valenciennes, 1847
synonymjuniororiginal
Mormyrus nacra Valenciennes, 1847
synonymjuniororiginal
Mormyrus hildebrandi (non Peters, 1882)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Mormyrus niloticus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
acceptedseniornew
Centriscus niloticus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
synonymseniororiginal
Solenomormyrus niloticus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
synonymseniornew
Mormyrus geoffroyi Valenciennes, 1847
synonymjuniororiginal
Mormyrus hasselquistii Valenciennes, 1847
acceptedseniororiginal
Mormyrodes hasselquistii (Valenciennes, 1846)
synonymseniornew
! Mormyrus hasselquisti Valenciennes, 1847
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniorchange in rank
Mormyrus guentheri Boulenger, 1899
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniorchange in rank
Mormyrus agnus Pappenheim, 1907
synonymjuniororiginal
! Mormyrus cashive (non Linnaeus, 1758)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Mormyrus herse (non Sonnini, 1799)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Mormyrus rume Valenciennes, 1847
acceptedseniororiginal
Mormyrus rume rume Valenciennes, 1847
synonymseniorchange in rank
Mormyrus jubelini Valenciennes, 1847
synonymjuniororiginal
Mormyrus proboscirostris Boulenger, 1898
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniorchange in rank
Mormyrops bozasi Pellegrin, 1903
synonymjuniororiginal
Mormyrus bozasi (Pellegrin, 1903)
synonymjuniornew
! Mormyrops bozai Pellegrin, 1903
synonymjuniororiginal
! Mormyrus bozae (Pellegrin, 1903)
synonymjuniornew
Mormyrus oxyrhynchus (non Lacepède, 1803)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Mormyrus longirostris (non Peters, 1852)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
acceptedseniororiginal
! Mormyros longirostris Peters, 1852
synonymseniororiginal
Mormyrus mucupe Peters, 1852
synonymjuniororiginal
Mormyrus hasselquistii (non Valenciennes, 1847)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Mormyrus lacerda Castelnau, 1861
acceptedseniororiginal
Mormyrus anchietae Guimarães, 1884
synonymjuniororiginal
Mormyrus ellenbergeri Pellegrin, 1914
synonymjuniororiginal
Mormyrus thomasi (non Pellegrin, 1938)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
acceptedseniororiginal
! Mormyrus macropthalamus Günther, 1866
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Mormyrus caballus Boulenger, 1898
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniorchange in rank
Mormyrus curvifrons Pellegrin, 1904
synonymjuniororiginal
Mormyrus bumbanus Boulenger, 1909
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniorchange in rank
Mormyrus habereri Steindachner, 1912
synonymjuniororiginal
! Mormyrus haberi Steindachner, 1912
synonymjuniororiginal
Mormyrus jae Boulenger, 1914
synonymjuniororiginal
Mormyrus asinus Boulenger, 1915
synonymjuniororiginal
Mormyrus caballus asinus Boulenger, 1915
synonymjuniorchange in rank
! Mormyrus tumbanus Pellegrin, 1928
synonymjuniorother
synonymjuniororiginal
Mormyrus ovis Boulenger, 1898
acceptedseniororiginal
Mormyrus tapirus Pappenheim, 1905
acceptedseniororiginal
Mormyrus goheeni Fowler, 1919
acceptedseniororiginal
Mormyrus casalis Vinciguerra, 1922
acceptedseniororiginal
Mormyrus bernhardi Pellegrin, 1926
acceptedseniororiginal
Mormyrus macrocephalus Worthington, 1929
acceptedseniororiginal
Mormyrus thomasi Pellegrin, 1938
acceptedseniororiginal
Mormyrus felixi Pellegrin, 1939
acceptedseniororiginal
Mormyrus cyaneus Roberts & Stewart, 1976
acceptedseniororiginal
Mormyrus iriodes Roberts & Stewart, 1976
acceptedseniororiginal
Mormyrus subundulatus Roberts, 1989
acceptedseniororiginal
Mormyrus rume (non Valenciennes, 1847)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Mormyrops anguilloides (Linnaeus, 1758)
acceptedseniornew
Mormyrus anguilloides Linnaeus, 1758
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
! Mormyrops zambezense Sauvage, 1880
synonymseniorother
synonymjuniororiginal
Mormyrops deliciosus (Leach, 1818)
synonymjuniornew
Mormyrus tuckeyi Valenciennes, 1847
synonymjuniororiginal
Mormyrus zambanenje Peters, 1852
synonymjuniororiginal
Mormyrops zambanenje (Peters, 1852)
synonymjuniornew
Mormyrops longiceps Günther, 1867
synonymjuniororiginal
Mormyrus swanenburgi Schilthuis, 1891
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Mormyrops zanclirostris (Günther, 1867)
acceptedseniornew
Mormyrus zanclirostris Günther, 1867
synonymseniororiginal
Oxymormyrus zanclirostris (Günther, 1867)
synonymseniornew
Oxyrhynchus zanclirostris (Günther, 1867)
synonymseniornew
Mormyrops mariae (Schilthuis, 1891)
acceptedseniornew
Mormyrus mariae Schilthuis, 1891
synonymseniororiginal
Oxyrhynchus mariae (Schilthuis, 1891)
synonymseniornew
Mormyrops breviceps Steindachner, 1894
acceptedseniororiginal
Mormyrops elongatus Norman, 1935
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Mormyrops attenuatus Boulenger, 1898
acceptedseniororiginal
Oxyrhynchus attenuatus (Boulenger, 1898)
synonymseniornew
Mormyrops engystoma Boulenger, 1898
acceptedseniororiginal
Oxyrhynchus engystoma (Boulenger, 1898)
synonymseniornew
Mormyrops lineolatus Boulenger, 1898
acceptedseniororiginal
Oxyrhynchus lineolatus (Boulenger, 1898)
synonymseniornew
Mormyrops masuianus Boulenger, 1898
acceptedseniororiginal
Oxyrhynchus masuianus (Boulenger, 1898)
synonymseniornew
Mormyrops microstoma Boulenger, 1898
acceptedseniororiginal
Oxyrhynchus microstoma (Boulenger, 1898)
synonymseniornew
Mormyrops sirenoides Boulenger, 1898
acceptedseniororiginal
Oxyrhynchus sirenoides (Boulenger, 1898)
synonymseniornew
Mormyrops curtus Boulenger, 1899
acceptedseniororiginal
Oxyrhynchus curtus (Boulenger, 1899)
synonymseniornew
Mormyrops nigricans Boulenger, 1899
acceptedseniororiginal
Oxyrhynchus nigricans (Boulenger, 1899)
synonymseniornew
Mormyrops vaillanti Pellegrin, 1899
synonymjuniororiginal
Mormyrops parvus Boulenger, 1899
acceptedseniororiginal
Oxyrhynchus parvus (Boulenger, 1899)
synonymseniornew
Mormyrops boulengeri Pellegrin, 1900
acceptedseniororiginal
Oxymormyrus boulengeri (Pellegrin, 1900)
synonymseniornew
Mormyrops furcidens Pellegrin, 1900
acceptedseniororiginal
Oxyrhynchus furcidens (Pellegrin, 1900)
synonymseniornew
Mormyrops batesianus Boulenger, 1909
acceptedseniororiginal
Oxyrhynchus batesianus (Boulenger, 1909)
synonymseniornew
Mormyrops citernii Vinciguerra, 1912
acceptedseniororiginal
Mormyrops caballus Pellegrin, 1927
acceptedseniororiginal
Oxyrhynchus caballus (Pellegrin, 1927)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Mormyrops oudoti (non Daget, 1954)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Mormyrops intermedius Vinciguerra, 1928
acceptedseniororiginal
Oxyrhynchus intermedius (Vinciguerra, 1928)
synonymseniornew
Mormyrops oudoti Daget, 1954
acceptedseniororiginal
Oxyrhynchus oudoti (Daget, 1954)
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniororiginal
Petrocephalus bane (Lacepède, 1803)
acceptedseniornew
Mormyrus bane Lacepède, 1803
synonymseniororiginal
Petrocephalus bane bane (Lacepède, 1803)
synonymseniornew
Petrocephalus bane ansorgii (Boulenger, 1903)
ambiguousjuniornew
Petrocephalus bane tchadensis Blache & Miton, 1961
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Petrocephalus bovei (Valenciennes, 1847)
acceptedseniornew
Mormyrus bovei Valenciennes, 1847
synonymseniororiginal
Petrocephalus bovei bovei (Valenciennes, 1847)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Petrocephalus bovei guineensis Reizer, Mattei & Chevalier, 1973
synonymjuniororiginal
! Petrocephalus bovei occidentalis Reizer, Mattei & Chevalier, 1973
synonymjuniorother
Petrocephalus catostoma (Günther, 1866)
acceptedseniornew
Mormyrus catostoma Günther, 1866
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
! Petrocephalus catastoma (Günther, 1866)
synonymseniornew
! Petrocephalus catostomus (Günther, 1866)
synonymseniornew
Petrocephalus simus Sauvage, 1879
acceptedseniororiginal
Mormyrus simus (Sauvage, 1879)
synonymseniornew
Petrocephalus balayi Sauvage, 1883
acceptedseniororiginal
! Mormyrus ballayi (Sauvage, 1883)
synonymseniornew
! Petrocephalus ballayi Sauvage, 1883
synonymseniororiginal
Mormyrus amblystoma Günther, 1896
synonymjuniororiginal
Mormyrus catostoma (non Günther, 1866)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Petrocephalus sauvagii (Boulenger, 1887)
acceptedseniornew
Mormyrus sauvagii Boulenger, 1887
synonymseniororiginal
! Petrocephalus sauvagei (Boulenger, 1887)
synonymseniornew
Mormyrus cyprinoides (non Linnaeus, 1758)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Petrocephalus tenuicauda (Steindachner, 1894)
acceptedseniornew
Mormyrus tenuicauda Steindachner, 1894
synonymseniororiginal
Petrocephalus simus (non Sauvage, 1879)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Petrocephalus gliroides (Vinciguerra, 1897)
acceptedseniornew
Mormyrus gliroides Vinciguerra, 1897
synonymseniororiginal
Petrocephalus keatingii Boulenger, 1901
acceptedseniororiginal
Petrocephalus ansorgii Boulenger, 1903
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniorchange in rank
Petrocephalus degeni Boulenger, 1906
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Petrocephalus stuhlmanni Boulenger, 1909
acceptedseniororiginal
Petrocephalus cunganus Boulenger, 1910
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniorchange in rank
synonymseniorchange in rank
! Petrocephalus houllevillei Boulenger, 1912
synonymseniororiginal
Petrocephalus hutereaui (Boulenger, 1913)
acceptedseniornew
Marcusenius hutereaui Boulenger, 1913
synonymseniororiginal
Petrocephalus squalostoma (Boulenger, 1915)
acceptedseniornew
Marcusenius squalostoma Boulenger, 1915
synonymseniororiginal
Pollimyrus squalostoma (Boulenger, 1915)
synonymseniornew
Petrocephalus christyi Boulenger, 1920
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Petrocephalus binotatus Pellegrin, 1924
acceptedseniororiginal
Petrocephalus congicus David & Poll, 1937
acceptedseniorchange in rank
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniorchange in species
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Petrocephalus affinis Steindachner, 1914
ambiguoushomonymoriginal
Petrocephalus tanensis Whitehead & Greenwood, 1959
acceptedseniorchange in rank
Petrocephalus catostoma tanensis Whitehead & Greenwood, 1959
synonymseniororiginal
Petrocephalus levequei Bigorne & Paugy, 1990
acceptedseniororiginal
Petrocephalus simus (non Sauvage, 1879)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Petrocephalus pallidomaculatus Bigorne & Paugy, 1990
acceptedseniororiginal
Petrocephalus soudanensis Bigorne & Paugy, 1990
acceptedseniororiginal
Petrocephalus simus (non Sauvage, 1879)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Petrocephalus wesselsi Kramer & van der Bank, 2000
acceptedseniororiginal
Petrocephalus sullivani Lavoué, Hopkins & Kamdem Toham, 2004
acceptedseniororiginal
Petrocephalus mbossou Lavoué, Sullivan & Arnegard, 2010
acceptedseniororiginal
Petrocephalus odzalaensis Lavoué, Sullivan & Arnegard, 2010
acceptedseniororiginal
Petrocephalus pulsivertens Lavoué, Sullivan & Arnegard, 2010
acceptedseniororiginal
Petrocephalus valentini Lavoué, Sullivan & Arnegard, 2010
acceptedseniororiginal
Petrocephalus zakoni Lavoué, Sullivan & Arnegard, 2010
acceptedseniororiginal
Petrocephalus similis Lavoué, 2011
acceptedseniororiginal
Petrocephalus frieli Lavoué, 2012
acceptedseniororiginal
Petrocephalus longianalis Kramer, Bills, Skelton & Wink, 2012
acceptedseniororiginal
Petrocephalus longicapitis Kramer, Bills, Skelton & Wink, 2012
acceptedseniororiginal
Petrocephalus magnitrunci Kramer, Bills, Skelton & Wink, 2012
acceptedseniororiginal
Petrocephalus magnoculis Kramer, Bills, Skelton & Wink, 2012
acceptedseniororiginal
Marcusenius magnoculis (Kramer, Bills, Skelton & Wink, 2012)
synonymseniornew
Petrocephalus okavangensis Kramer, Bills, Skelton & Wink, 2012
acceptedseniororiginal
! Petrocephalus okavagoensis Kramer, Bills, Skelton & Wink, 2012
synonymseniororiginal
! Petrocephalus okavangoensis Kramer, Bills, Skelton & Wink, 2012
synonymseniororiginal
Petrocephalus petersi Kramer, Bills, Skelton & Wink, 2012
acceptedseniororiginal
Petrocephalus arnegardi Lavoué & Sullivan, 2014
acceptedseniororiginal
Petrocephalus binotatus (non Pellegrin, 1924)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Petrocephalus boboto Lavoué & Sullivan, 2014
acceptedseniororiginal
Petrocephalus leo Lavoué, 2016
acceptedseniororiginal
Hyperopisus bebe (Lacepède, 1803)
acceptedseniornew
Mormyrus bebe Lacepède, 1803
synonymseniororiginal
Hyperopisus bebe bebe (Lacepède, 1803)
synonymseniornew
! Hyperopsis bebe (Lacepède, 1803)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniorchange in rank
Hyperopisus tenuicauda Pellegrin, 1904
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniorchange in rank
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniorchange in rank
Marcusenius cyprinoides (Linnaeus, 1758)
acceptedseniornew
Mormyrus cyprinoides Linnaeus, 1758
synonymseniororiginal
Gnathonemus cyprinoides (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
Mormyrops cyprinoides (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
Mormyrus salahie Lacepède, 1803
synonymjuniororiginal
Mormyrus labiatus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809
synonymjuniororiginal
Mormyrops labiatus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809)
synonymjuniornew
Mormyrus elongatus Rüppell, 1832
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniornew
Mormyrus abbreviatus Valenciennes, 1847
synonymjuniororiginal
Mormyrops abbreviatus (Valenciennes, 1847)
synonymjuniornew
Mormyrops elongatus (non Norman, 1935)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
synonymseniornew
synonymseniornew
synonymseniornew
synonymseniornew
! Gnathonemus okavangensis Pappenheim, 1907
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Gnathonemus graeverti Steindachner, 1914
synonymjuniororiginal
Marcusenius graeverti (Steindachner, 1914)
synonymjuniornew
Gnathonemus moeruensis Boulenger, 1915
synonymjuniororiginal
Marcusenius moeruensis (Boulenger, 1915)
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniornew
Gnathonemus pongolensis (non Fowler, 1934)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Marcusenius moorii (Günther, 1867)
acceptedseniornew
Mormyrus moorii Günther, 1867
synonymseniororiginal
Gnathonemus moorii (Günther, 1867)
synonymseniornew
! Gnathonemus moorei (Günther, 1867)
synonymseniornew
! Gnathonemus moori (Günther, 1867)
synonymseniornew
! Marcusenius moori (Günther, 1867)
synonymseniornew
! Mormyrus moori Günther, 1867
synonymseniororiginal
Mormyrus lepturus Günther, 1872
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Marcusenius paucisquamatus Taverne, Thys van den Audenaerde & Heymer, 1976
synonymjuniororiginal
Marcusenius ussheri (Günther, 1867)
acceptedseniornew
Mormyrus ussheri Günther, 1867
synonymseniororiginal
Gnathonemus ussheri (Günther, 1867)
synonymseniornew
Gnathonemus bruyerei Pellegrin, 1904
synonymjuniororiginal
Marcusenius bruyerei (Pellegrin, 1904)
synonymjuniornew
Marcusenius senegalensis (Steindachner, 1870)
acceptedseniornew
Mormyrus senegalensis Steindachner, 1870
synonymseniororiginal
Gnathonemus senegalensis (Steindachner, 1870)
synonymseniornew
synonymseniornew
synonymseniornew
Gnathonemus gracilis Pellegrin, 1922
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniorchange in rank
synonymjuniornew
ambiguoushomonymoriginal
ambiguoushomonymchange in rank
ambiguoushomonymnew
Gnathonemus gambiensis Svensson, 1933
synonymjuniororiginal
Gnathonemus pfaffi Fowler, 1958
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniornew
Marcusenius mento (non Boulenger, 1890)
misappliedmisappliednew
Gnathonemus stanleyanus (non Boulenger, 1897)
misappliedmisappliednew
Marcusenius monteiri (Günther, 1873)
acceptedseniornew
Mormyrus monteiri Günther, 1873
synonymseniororiginal
Gnathonemus monteiri (Günther, 1873)
synonymseniornew
! Gnathonemus monteiroi (Günther, 1873)
synonymseniornew
Marcusenius mento (Boulenger, 1890)
acceptedseniornew
Mormyrus mento Boulenger, 1890
synonymseniororiginal
Gnathonemus mento (Boulenger, 1890)
synonymseniornew
Marcusenius greshoffii (Schilthuis, 1891)
acceptedseniornew
Mormyrus greshoffii Schilthuis, 1891
synonymseniororiginal
! Gnathonemus greshoffi (Schilthuis, 1891)
synonymseniornew
! Marcusenius greshoffi (Schilthuis, 1891)
synonymseniornew
! Mormyrus greshoffi Schilthuis, 1891
synonymseniororiginal
Marcusenius bentleyi (Boulenger, 1897)
acceptedseniornew
Mormyrus bentleyi Boulenger, 1897
synonymseniororiginal
Gnathonemus bentleyi (Boulenger, 1897)
synonymseniornew
Marcusenius stanleyanus (Boulenger, 1897)
acceptedseniornew
Mormyrus stanleyanus Boulenger, 1897
synonymseniororiginal
Gnathonemus stanleyanus (Boulenger, 1897)
synonymseniornew
Marcusenius kutuensis (Boulenger, 1899)
acceptedseniornew
Gnathonemus kutuensis Boulenger, 1899
synonymseniororiginal
Marcusenius leopoldianus (Boulenger, 1899)
acceptedseniornew
Gnathonemus leopoldianus Boulenger, 1899
synonymseniororiginal
Marcusenius livingstonii (Boulenger, 1899)
acceptedseniornew
Gnathonemus livingstonii Boulenger, 1899
synonymseniororiginal
Marcusenius schilthuisiae (Boulenger, 1899)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Marcusenius abadii (Boulenger, 1901)
acceptedseniornew
Gnathonemus abadii Boulenger, 1901
synonymseniororiginal
Gnathonemus gilli Boulenger, 1904
synonymjuniororiginal
Marcusenius gillii (Boulenger, 1904)
synonymjuniornew
Marcusenius fuscus (Pellegrin, 1901)
acceptedseniornew
Gnathonemus fuscus Pellegrin, 1901
synonymseniororiginal
Marcusenius friteli (Pellegrin, 1904)
acceptedseniornew
Gnathonemus friteli Pellegrin, 1904
synonymseniororiginal
Marcusenius lambouri (Pellegrin, 1904)
acceptedseniornew
Gnathonemus lambouri Pellegrin, 1904
synonymseniororiginal
Gnathonemus moorii longulus David & Poll, 1937
synonymjuniororiginal
Marcusenius angolensis (Boulenger, 1905)
acceptedseniornew
Gnathonemus angolensis Boulenger, 1905
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniorchange in rank
synonymseniornew
Marcusenius brucii (Boulenger, 1910)
acceptedseniornew
Gnathonemus brucii Boulenger, 1910
synonymseniororiginal
Marcusenius thomasi (Boulenger, 1916)
acceptedseniornew
Gnathonemus thomasi Boulenger, 1916
synonymseniororiginal
Marcusenius furcidens (Pellegrin, 1920)
acceptedseniornew
Gnathonemus furcidens Pellegrin, 1920
synonymseniororiginal
Marcusenius intermedius Pellegrin, 1924
acceptedseniororiginal
Marcusenius macrophthalmus (Pellegrin, 1924)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Marcusenius ntemensis (Pellegrin, 1927)
acceptedseniornew
Gnathonemus ntemensis Pellegrin, 1927
synonymseniororiginal
Marcusenius conicephalus Taverne, Thys van den Audenaerde & Heymer, 1976
synonymjuniororiginal
Marcusenius victoriae (Worthington, 1929)
acceptedseniornew
Gnathonemus victoriae Worthington, 1929
synonymseniororiginal
Marcusenius nyasensis (Worthington, 1933)
acceptedseniornew
Gnathonemus nyasensis Worthington, 1933
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Gnathonemus macrolepidotus (non Peters, 1852)
misappliedmisappliednew
Marcusenius rheni (Fowler, 1936)
acceptedseniornew
Gnathonemus rheni Fowler, 1936
synonymseniororiginal
Marcusenius annamariae (Parenzan, 1939)
acceptedseniornew
Gnathonemus annamariae Parenzan, 1939
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
Marcusenius deboensis (Daget, 1954)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
! Marcusenius kainji Lewis, 1974
synonymseniororiginal
Marcusenius meronai Bigorne & Paugy, 1990
acceptedseniororiginal
Marcusenius sanagaensis Boden, Teugels & Hopkins, 1997
acceptedseniororiginal
Marcusenius altisambesi Kramer, Skelton, van der Bank & Wink, 2007
acceptedseniororiginal
Gnathonemus macrolepidotus (non Peters, 1852)
misappliedmisappliednew
Marcusenius devosi Kramer, Skelton, van der Bank & Wink, 2007
acceptedseniororiginal
Marcusenius multisquamatus Kramer & Wink, 2013
acceptedseniororiginal
Marcusenius caudisquamatus Maake, Gon & Swartz, 2014
acceptedseniororiginal
Marcusenius krameri Maake, Gon & Swartz, 2014
acceptedseniororiginal
Marcusenius lucombesi Maake, Gon & Swartz, 2014
acceptedseniororiginal
Marcusenius macrolepidotus (non Peters, 1852)
misappliedmisappliednew
Marcusenius desertus Kramer, van der Bank & Wink, 2016
acceptedseniororiginal
! Marcusenius deserti Kramer, van der Bank & Wink, 2016
synonymseniororiginal
Marcusenius multisquamatus (non Kramer & Wink, 2013, 2013)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Marcusenius kaninginii Kisekelwa, Boden, Snoeks & Vreven, 2016
acceptedseniororiginal
Marcusenius wamuinii Decru, Sullivan & Vreven, 2019
acceptedseniororiginal
Marcusenius moorii (non Günther, 1867)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Marcusenius verheyenorum Mambo Baba, Kisekelwa, Danadu Mizani, Decru & Vreven, 2020
acceptedseniororiginal
Marcusenius elegans Fricke & Kramer, 2022
acceptedseniororiginal
ambiguoushomonymoriginal
Gnathonemus petersii (Günther, 1862)
acceptedseniornew
Mormyrus petersii Günther, 1862
synonymseniororiginal
! Gnathonemus peters (Günther, 1862)
synonymseniornew
! Gnathonemus petersi (Günther, 1862)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Gnathonemus histrio Fowler, 1936
synonymjuniororiginal
Gnathonemus longibarbis (Hilgendorf, 1888)
acceptedseniornew
Mormyrus longibarbis Hilgendorf, 1888
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Isichthys henryi Gill, 1863
acceptedseniororiginal
Mormyrus henryi (Gill, 1863)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Heteromormyrus pauciradiatus (Steindachner, 1866)
acceptedseniornew
Mormyrus pauciradiatus Steindachner, 1866
synonymseniororiginal
Marcusenius pauciradiatus (Steindachner, 1866)
synonymseniornew
Pollimyrus pauciradiatus (Steindachner, 1866)
synonymseniornew
Heteromormyrus ansorgii (Boulenger, 1905)
acceptedseniornew
Marcusenius ansorgii Boulenger, 1905
synonymseniororiginal
Hippopotamyrus ansorgii (Boulenger, 1905)
synonymseniornew
Heteromormyrus pappenheimi (Boulenger, 1910)
acceptedseniornew
Marcusenius pappenheimi Boulenger, 1910
synonymseniororiginal
Hippopotamyrus pappenheimi (Boulenger, 1910)
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
Heteromormyrus szaboi (Kramer, van der Bank & Wink, 2004)
acceptedseniornew
Hippopotamyrus szaboi Kramer, van der Bank & Wink, 2004
synonymseniororiginal
Heteromormyrus longilateralis (Kramer & Swartz, 2010)
acceptedseniornew
Hippopotamyrus longilateralis Kramer & Swartz, 2010
synonymseniororiginal
Campylomormyrus tamandua (Günther, 1864)
acceptedseniornew
Mormyrus tamandua Günther, 1864
synonymseniororiginal
Gnathonemus tamandua (Günther, 1864)
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniornew
Gnathonemus curvirostris Boulenger, 1898
synonymseniororiginal
Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus (non Boulenger, 1898)
misappliedmisappliednew
Campylomormyrus elephas (Boulenger, 1898)
acceptedseniornew
Gnathonemus elephas Boulenger, 1898
synonymseniororiginal
Campylomormyrus mirus (non Boulenger, 1898)
misappliedmisappliednew
Campylomormyrus mirus (Boulenger, 1898)
acceptedseniornew
Gnathonemus mirus Boulenger, 1898
synonymseniororiginal
Campylomormyrus numenius (Boulenger, 1898)
acceptedseniornew
Gnathonemus numenius Boulenger, 1898
synonymseniororiginal
Gnathonemus ibis Boulenger, 1902
synonymjuniororiginal
Campylomormyrus ibis (Boulenger, 1902)
synonymjuniornew
Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus (non Boulenger, 1898)
misappliedmisappliednew
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Campylomormyrus lualabaensis (David & Poll, 1937)
synonymjuniornew
Gnathonemus lualabaensis David & Poll, 1937
synonymjuniorchange in rank
Campylomormyrus alces (Boulenger, 1920)
acceptedseniornew
Gnathonemus alces Boulenger, 1920
synonymseniororiginal
Campylomormyrus mirus (non Boulenger, 1898)
misappliedmisappliednew
Campylomormyrus christyi (Boulenger, 1920)
acceptedseniornew
Gnathonemus christyi Boulenger, 1920
synonymseniororiginal
Campylomornyrus mirus (non Boulenger, 1898)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus (non Boulenger, 1898)
misappliedmisappliednew
acceptedseniornew
Gnathonemus phantasticus Pellegrin, 1927
synonymseniororiginal
Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus (non Boulenger, 1898)
misappliedmisappliednew
Campylomormyrus luapulaensis (David & Poll, 1937)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Gnathonemus luapulaensis David & Poll, 1937
synonymseniorchange in rank
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus (non Boulenger, 1898)
misappliedmisappliednew
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Campylomormyrus mirus (non Boulenger, 1898)
misappliedmisappliednew
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus (non Boulenger, 1898)
misappliedmisappliednew
Campylomormyrus orycteropus Poll, Gosse & Orts, 1982
acceptedseniororiginal
Genyomyrus donnyi Boulenger, 1898
acceptedseniororiginal
Myomyrus macrodon Boulenger, 1898
acceptedseniororiginal
Myomyrus macrops Boulenger, 1914
acceptedseniororiginal
Myomyrus pharao Poll & Taverne, 1967
acceptedseniororiginal
Stomatorhinus walkeri (Günther, 1867)
acceptedseniornew
Mormyrus walkeri Günther, 1867
synonymseniororiginal
Petrocephalus walkeri (Günther, 1867)
synonymseniornew
Petrocephalus affinis Sauvage, 1879
synonymjuniororiginal
Mormyrus affinis (Sauvage, 1879)
synonymjuniornew
Stomatorhinus microps Boulenger, 1898
acceptedseniororiginal
Stomatorhinus corneti Boulenger, 1899
acceptedseniororiginal
Stomatorhinus humilior Boulenger, 1899
acceptedseniororiginal
Stomatorhinus polylepis Boulenger, 1899
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Stomatorhinus ater Pellegrin, 1924
acceptedseniororiginal
Stomatorhinus patrizii Vinciguerra, 1928
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Stomatorhinus corneti (non Boulenger, 1899)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Stomatorhinus polli Matthes, 1964
acceptedseniororiginal
Stomatorhinus ivindoensis Sullivan & Hopkins, 2005
acceptedseniororiginal
Hippopotamyrus castor Pappenheim, 1906
acceptedseniororiginal
Marcusenius castor (Pappenheim, 1906)
synonymseniornew
Paramyomyrus aequipinnis Pellegrin, 1927
synonymjuniororiginal
Hippopotamyrus pictus (Marcusen, 1864)
acceptedseniornew
Petrocephalus pictus Marcusen, 1864
synonymseniororiginal
Gnathonemus pictus (Marcusen, 1864)
synonymseniornew
Mormyrus pictus (Marcusen, 1864)
synonymseniornew
Marcusenius harringtoni Boulenger, 1905
synonymjuniororiginal
Gnathonemus harringtoni (Boulenger, 1905)
synonymjuniornew
Hippopotamyrus harringtoni (Boulenger, 1905)
synonymjuniornew
Hippopotamyrus paugyi Lévêque & Bigorne, 1985
acceptedseniororiginal
Cyphomyrus psittacus (Boulenger, 1897)
acceptedseniornew
Mormyrus psittacus Boulenger, 1897
synonymseniororiginal
Hippopotamyrus psittacus (Boulenger, 1897)
synonymseniornew
Marcusenius psittacus (Boulenger, 1897)
synonymseniornew
Marcusenius budgetti Boulenger, 1904
synonymjuniororiginal
Pollimyrus budgetti (Boulenger, 1904)
synonymjuniornew
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
synonymseniornew
synonymseniornew
Marcusenius tanganicanus Boulenger, 1906
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Cyphomyrus smithersi (Määr, 1962)
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniornew
Cyphomyrus petherici (Boulenger, 1898)
acceptedseniornew
Marcusenius petherici Boulenger, 1898
synonymseniororiginal
Pollimyrus petherici (Boulenger, 1898)
synonymseniornew
Mormyrus discorhynchus (non Peters, 1852)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Cyphomyrus wilverthi (Boulenger, 1898)
acceptedseniornew
Marcusenius wilverthi Boulenger, 1898
synonymseniororiginal
Hippopotamyrus wilverthi (Boulenger, 1898)
synonymseniornew
Cyphomyrus weeksii (Boulenger, 1902)
acceptedseniornew
Marcusenius weeksii Boulenger, 1902
synonymseniororiginal
Hippopotamyrus weeksii (Boulenger, 1902)
synonymseniornew
Cyphomyrus macrops (Boulenger, 1909)
acceptedseniornew
Marcusenius macrops Boulenger, 1909
synonymseniororiginal
Hippopotamyrus macrops (Boulenger, 1909)
synonymseniornew
! Marcusenius macroterops Boulenger, 1909
synonymseniororiginal
Cyphomyrus grahami (Norman, 1928)
acceptedseniornew
Marcusenius grahami Norman, 1928
synonymseniororiginal
Hippopotamyrus grahami (Norman, 1928)
synonymseniornew
! Hyppopotamyrus grahami (Norman, 1928)
synonymseniornew
Cyphomyrus cubangoensis (Pellegrin, 1936)
acceptedseniornew
Marcusenius cubangoensis Pellegrin, 1936
synonymseniororiginal
Hippopotamyrus cubangoensis (Pellegrin, 1936)
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
Cyphomyrus lufirae Mulelenu, Katemo Manda, Decru, Chocha Manda & Vreven, 2020
acceptedseniororiginal
Boulengeromyrus knoepffleri Taverne & Géry, 1968
acceptedseniororiginal
Brevimyrus niger (Günther, 1866)
acceptedseniornew
Mormyrus niger Günther, 1866
synonymseniororiginal
Brienomyrus niger (Günther, 1866)
synonymseniornew
Gnathonemus niger (Günther, 1866)
synonymseniornew
Mormyrus lhuysi Steindachner, 1870
synonymjuniororiginal
Marcusenius lhuysi (Steindachner, 1870)
synonymjuniornew
Pollimyrus lhuysi (Steindachner, 1870)
synonymjuniornew
Gnathonemus baudoni Pellegrin, 1919
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
synonymseniornew
Mormyrus microcephalus Günther, 1867
synonymjuniororiginal
Mormyrus liberiensis Steindachner, 1894
synonymjuniororiginal
Brienomyrus longianalis (Boulenger, 1901)
acceptedseniornew
Marcusenius longianalis Boulenger, 1901
synonymseniororiginal
Brienomyrus adustus (Fowler, 1936)
acceptedseniornew
Marcusenius adustus Fowler, 1936
synonymseniororiginal
Pollimyrus isidori (Valenciennes, 1847)
acceptedseniornew
Marcusenius isidori isidori (Valenciennes, 1846)
synonymseniornew
Mormyrus isidori Valenciennes, 1847
synonymseniororiginal
Pollimyrus isidori isidori (Valenciennes, 1847)
synonymseniornew
! Polymyrus isidori (Valenciennes, 1847)
synonymseniornew
Marcusenius gaillardi Pellegrin, 1909
synonymotheroriginal
Marcusenius osborni Nichols & Griscom, 1917
synonymjuniororiginal
Marcusenius isidori osborni Nichols & Griscom, 1917
synonymjuniorchange in rank
Pollimyrus isidori osborni (Nichols & Griscom, 1917)
synonymjuniornew
Pollimyrus osborni (Nichols & Griscom, 1917)
synonymjuniornew
! Pollimyrus osbornii (Nichols & Griscom, 1917)
synonymjuniornew
Marcusenius fasciaticeps Boulenger, 1920
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniorchange in rank
Pollimyrus fasciaticeps (Boulenger, 1920)
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniornew
Marcusenius rudebeckii Svensson, 1933
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Pollimyrus lhuysi (non Steindachner, 1870)
misappliedmisappliednew
Pollimyrus adspersus (Günther, 1866)
acceptedseniornew
Mormyrus adspersus Günther, 1866
synonymseniororiginal
Marcusenius adspersus (Günther, 1866)
synonymseniornew
Pollimyrus plagiostoma (Boulenger, 1898)
acceptedseniornew
Marcusenius plagiostoma Boulenger, 1898
synonymseniororiginal
Cyphomyrus plagiostoma (Boulenger, 1898)
synonymseniornew
! Pollymirus plagiostoma (Boulenger, 1898)
synonymseniornew
Pollimyrus nigripinnis (Boulenger, 1899)
acceptedseniornew
Marcusenius nigripinnis Boulenger, 1899
synonymseniororiginal
Pollimyrus pulverulentus (Boulenger, 1899)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Pollimyrus tumifrons (Boulenger, 1902)
acceptedseniornew
Marcusenius tumifrons Boulenger, 1902
synonymseniororiginal
Marcusenius aequipinnis Pellegrin, 1924
synonymjuniororiginal
Pollimyrus aequipinnis (Pellegrin, 1924)
synonymjuniornew
Petrocephalus anterodorsalis David & Poll, 1937
synonymjuniororiginal
Pollimyrus nigricans (Boulenger, 1906)
acceptedseniornew
Marcusenius nigricans Boulenger, 1906
synonymseniororiginal
Pollimyrus castelnaui (Boulenger, 1911)
acceptedseniornew
Marcusenius castelnaui Boulenger, 1911
synonymseniororiginal
Pollimyrus brevis (Boulenger, 1913)
acceptedseniornew
Marcusenius brevis Boulenger, 1913
synonymseniororiginal
Pollimyrus stappersii (Boulenger, 1915)
acceptedseniornew
Marcusenius stappersii Boulenger, 1915
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniornew
Pollimyrus macroterops (Boulenger, 1920)
acceptedseniornew
Marcusenius macroterops Boulenger, 1920
synonymseniororiginal
Hippopotamyrus macroterops (Boulenger, 1920)
synonymseniornew
Pollimyrus maculipinnis (Nichols & La Monte, 1934)
acceptedseniornew
Marcusenius maculipinnis Nichols & La Monte, 1934
synonymseniororiginal
Pollimyrus guttatus (Fowler, 1936)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Pollimyrus pedunculatus (David & Poll, 1937)
acceptedseniornew
Marcusenius pedunculatus David & Poll, 1937
synonymseniororiginal
Pollimyrus petricolus (Daget, 1954)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniorchange in rank
synonymseniororiginal
Brienomyrus eburneensis (Bigorne, 1991)
synonymseniornew
synonymseniornew
synonymseniornew
synonymseniornew
Pollimyrus marianne Kramer, van der Bank, Flint, Sauer-Gürth & Wink, 2003
acceptedseniororiginal
Pollimyrus cuandoensis Kramer, van der Bank & Wink, 2013
acceptedseniororiginal
Ivindomyrus opdenboschi Taverne & Géry, 1975
acceptedseniororiginal
Ivindomyrus marchei (Sauvage, 1879)
acceptedseniornew
Petrocephalus marchei Sauvage, 1879
synonymseniororiginal
Marcusenius marchei (Sauvage, 1879)
synonymseniornew
Mormyrus marchei (Sauvage, 1879)
synonymseniornew
Pollimyrus marchei (Sauvage, 1879)
synonymseniornew
Paramormyrops gabonensis Taverne, Thys van den Audenaerde & Heymer, 1977
acceptedseniororiginal
Paramormyrops sphekodes (Sauvage, 1879)
acceptedseniornew
Mormyrops sphekodes Sauvage, 1879
synonymseniororiginal
Brienomyrus sphekodes (Sauvage, 1879)
synonymseniornew
Marcusenius sphekodes (Sauvage, 1879)
synonymseniornew
! Brienomyrus sphecodes (Sauvage, 1879)
synonymseniornew
! Marcusenius sphecodes (Sauvage, 1879)
synonymseniornew
Paramormyrops kingsleyae (Günther, 1896)
acceptedseniornew
Mormyrus kingsleyae Günther, 1896
synonymseniororiginal
Brienomyrus kingsleyae (Günther, 1896)
synonymseniornew
synonymseniornew
Marcusenius kingsleyae (Günther, 1896)
synonymseniornew
synonymseniornew
Pollimyrus kingsleyae (Günther, 1896)
synonymseniornew
synonymseniornew
Marcusenius cabrae Boulenger, 1900
synonymjuniororiginal
Paramorpmyrops cabrae (Boulenger, 1900)
synonymjuniornew
Marcusenius brachyistius (non Gill, 1862)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Paramormyrops batesii (Boulenger, 1906)
acceptedseniornew
Marcusenius batesii Boulenger, 1906
synonymseniororiginal
Brienomyrus batesii (Boulenger, 1906)
synonymseniornew
Hippopotamyrus batesii (Boulenger, 1906)
synonymseniornew
! Hippopotamyrus batesi (Boulenger, 1906)
synonymseniornew
Paramormyrops retrodorsalis (Nichols & Griscom, 1917)
acceptedseniornew
Marcusenius retrodorsalis Nichols & Griscom, 1917
synonymseniororiginal
Hippopotamyrus retrodorsalis (Nichols & Griscom, 1917)
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
Paramormyrops curvifrons (Taverne, Thys van den Audenaerde, Heymer & Géry, 1977)
acceptedseniornew
Brienomyrus curvifrons Taverne, Thys van den Audenaerde, Heymer & Géry, 1977
synonymseniororiginal
Paramormyrops longicaudatus (Taverne, Thys van den Audenaerde, Heymer & Géry, 1977)
acceptedseniornew
Brienomyrus longicaudatus Taverne, Thys van den Audenaerde, Heymer & Géry, 1977
synonymseniororiginal
Paramormyrops hopkinsi (Taverne & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1985)
acceptedseniornew
Brienomyrus hopkinsi Taverne & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1985
synonymseniororiginal
Paramormyrops ntotom Rich, Sullivan & Hopkins, 2017
acceptedseniororiginal
Cryptomyrus ogoouensis Sullivan, Lavoué & Hopkins, 2016
acceptedseniororiginal
Cryptomyrus ona Sullivan, Lavoué & Hopkins, 2016
acceptedseniororiginal
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