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Family: Mormyridae Elephantfishes



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Photo by Hopkins, C.D.

Africa
Max. Length 41.3 cm SL
Boulengeromyrus knoepffleri Taverne & Géry, 1968

Photo by Hopkins, C.D.
 
Boulengeromyrus knoepffleri
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 15 cm TL
 
Brevimyrus niger
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Brienomyrus adustus
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

Africa
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Brienomyrus brachyistius (Gill, 1862)

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Brienomyrus brachyistius
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 7.7 cm SL
 
Brienomyrus eburneensis
[]

Photo by RMCA

Africa
Max. Length 16 cm SL
Brienomyrus longianalis (Boulenger, 1901)

Photo by RMCA
 
Brienomyrus longianalis
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 13.9 cm SL
 
Brienomyrus tavernei
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Africa
Max. Length 36 cm TL
Campylomormyrus alces (Boulenger, 1920)

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Campylomormyrus alces
[]

Photo by Feulner, F.

Africa
Max. Length 37 cm TL
Campylomormyrus bredoi (Poll, 1945)

Photo by Feulner, F.
 
Campylomormyrus bredoi
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Africa
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Campylomormyrus cassaicus (Poll, 1967)

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Campylomormyrus cassaicus
[]

Photo by RMCA

Africa
Max. Length 37.5 cm TL
Campylomormyrus christyi (Boulenger, 1920)

Photo by RMCA
 
Campylomormyrus christyi
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 19 cm TL
 
Campylomormyrus compressirostris
[]

Photo by Feulner, F.

Africa
Max. Length 40.5 cm TL
Campylomormyrus curvirostris (Boulenger, 1898)

Photo by Feulner, F.
 
Campylomormyrus curvirostris
[]

Photo by Germeau, G./ Doumont, Y.

Africa
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Campylomormyrus elephas (Boulenger, 1898)

Photo by Germeau, G./ Doumont, Y.
 
Campylomormyrus elephas
[]

Photo by Mertens, P.

Africa
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Campylomormyrus luapulaensis (David & Poll, 1937)

Photo by Mertens, P.
 
Campylomormyrus luapulaensis
[]

Photo by Feulner, F.

Africa
Max. Length 47 cm TL
Campylomormyrus mirus (Boulenger, 1898)

Photo by Feulner, F.
 
Campylomormyrus mirus
[]

Photo by Mertens, P.

Africa
Max. Length 65 cm TL
Campylomormyrus numenius (Boulenger, 1898)

Photo by Mertens, P.
 
Campylomormyrus numenius
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 32 cm TL
 
Campylomormyrus orycteropus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 37 cm TL
 
Campylomormyrus phantasticus
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Africa
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus (Boulenger, 1898)

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Africa
Max. Length 43 cm SL
Campylomormyrus tamandua (Günther, 1864)

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Campylomormyrus tamandua
[Wormjawed mormyrid]

Photo by Mertens, P.

Africa
Max. Length 29.5 cm TL
Campylomormyrus tshokwe (Poll, 1967)

Photo by Mertens, P.
 
Campylomormyrus tshokwe
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 11.2 cm SL
 
Cryptomyrus ogoouensis
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 10.8 cm SL
 
Cryptomyrus ona
[]

Photo by Seegers, L.

Africa
Max. Length 31 cm SL
Cyphomyrus discorhynchus (Peters, 1852)

Photo by Seegers, L.
 
Cyphomyrus discorhynchus
[Zambesi parrotfish]

Photo by RMCA

Africa
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Genyomyrus donnyi Boulenger, 1898

Photo by RMCA
 
Genyomyrus donnyi
[]

Photo by Mertens, P.

Africa
Max. Length 15.8 cm SL
Gnathonemus barbatus Poll, 1967

Photo by Mertens, P.
 
Gnathonemus barbatus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 11 cm SL
 
Gnathonemus echidnorhynchus
[]

Photo by de Vos, L.

Africa
Max. Length 36 cm TL
Gnathonemus longibarbis (Hilgendorf, 1888)

Photo by de Vos, L.
 
Gnathonemus longibarbis
[Longnose stonebasher]

Photo by Moreau, J.

Africa
Max. Length 35 cm SL
Gnathonemus petersii (Günther, 1862)

Photo by Moreau, J.
 
Gnathonemus petersii
[Elephantnose fish]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Heteromormyrus pauciradiatus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 8.6 cm TL
 
Hippopotamyrus aelsbroecki
[]

Photo by Mertens, P.

Africa
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Hippopotamyrus ansorgii (Boulenger, 1905)

Photo by Mertens, P.
 
Hippopotamyrus ansorgii
[Slender stonebasher]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 26 cm SL
 
Hippopotamyrus castor
[]

Photo by de Vos, L.

Africa
Max. Length 25 cm SL
Hippopotamyrus grahami (Norman, 1928)

Photo by de Vos, L.
 
Hippopotamyrus grahami
[Graham's stonebasher]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 30.5 cm SL
 
Hippopotamyrus harringtoni
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 17.2 cm SL
 
Hippopotamyrus longilateralis
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 19 cm SL
 
Hippopotamyrus macrops
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 9.5 cm TL
 
Hippopotamyrus macroterops
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 18 cm TL
 
Hippopotamyrus pappenheimi
[]

Photo by MNHN

Africa
Max. Length 25 cm SL
Hippopotamyrus paugyi Lévêque & Bigorne, 1985

Photo by MNHN
 
Hippopotamyrus paugyi
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 30 cm SL
 
Hippopotamyrus pictus
[]

Photo by Mertens, P.

Africa
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Hippopotamyrus psittacus (Boulenger, 1897)

Photo by Mertens, P.
 
Hippopotamyrus psittacus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 11.4 cm SL
 
Hippopotamyrus retrodorsalis
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 14.6 cm SL
 
Hippopotamyrus szaboi
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 14 cm TL
 
Hippopotamyrus weeksii
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 26 cm TL
 
Hippopotamyrus wilverthi
[]

Photo by KMFRI

Africa
Max. Length 51 cm SL
Hyperopisus bebe (Lacepède, 1803)

Photo by KMFRI
 
Hyperopisus bebe
[]

Photo by Hopkins, C.D.

Africa
Max. Length 28.7 cm SL
Isichthys henryi Gill, 1863

Photo by Hopkins, C.D.
 
Isichthys henryi
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 18.1 cm SL
 
Ivindomyrus marchei
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 27.4 cm SL
 
Ivindomyrus opdenboschi
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 40 cm TL
 
Marcusenius abadii
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 19.5 cm SL
 
Marcusenius altisambesi
[]

Photo by Germeau, G.

Africa
Max. Length 13.5 cm TL
Marcusenius angolensis (Boulenger, 1905)

Photo by Germeau, G.
 
Marcusenius angolensis
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 25.5 cm SL
 
Marcusenius annamariae
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 27 cm TL
 
Marcusenius bentleyi
[]

Photo by Musschoot, T.

Africa
Max. Length 33 cm SL
Marcusenius brucii (Boulenger, 1910)

Photo by Musschoot, T.
 
Marcusenius brucii
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 25.5 cm SL
 
Marcusenius caudisquamatus
[]

Photo by Mertens, P.

Africa
Max. Length 11.4 cm TL
Marcusenius cuangoanus (Poll, 1967)

Photo by Mertens, P.
 
Marcusenius cuangoanus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 33 cm SL
 
Marcusenius cyprinoides
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 25 cm TL
 
Marcusenius deboensis
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 20.7 cm SL
 
Marcusenius desertus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 121 cm SL
 
Marcusenius devosi
[]

Photo by Mertens, P.

Africa
Max. Length 12.3 cm SL
Marcusenius dundoensis (Poll, 1967)

Photo by Mertens, P.
 
Marcusenius dundoensis
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 13.5 cm TL
 
Marcusenius friteli
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 32 cm SL
 
Marcusenius furcidens
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 19.9 cm SL
 
Marcusenius fuscus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 10.9 cm SL
 
Marcusenius ghesquierei
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 22.1 cm SL
 
Marcusenius gracilis
[]

Photo by RMCA

Africa
Max. Length 10.8 cm TL
Marcusenius greshoffii (Schilthuis, 1891)

Photo by RMCA
 
Marcusenius greshoffii
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 13.6 cm SL
 
Marcusenius intermedius
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Marcusenius kainjii
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 15.0 cm SL
 
Marcusenius kaninginii
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 19.7 cm SL
 
Marcusenius krameri
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 19.5 cm SL
 
Marcusenius kutuensis
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 27 cm TL
 
Marcusenius leopoldianus
[]

Photo by FAO

Africa
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Marcusenius livingstonii (Boulenger, 1899)

Photo by FAO
 
Marcusenius livingstonii
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 12.2 cm SL
 
Marcusenius lucombesi
[]

Photo by Gratwicke, B.

Africa
Max. Length 32 cm TL
Marcusenius macrolepidotus (Peters, 1852)

Photo by Gratwicke, B.
 
Marcusenius macrolepidotus
[Bulldog]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 12.5 cm SL
 
Marcusenius macrophthalmus
[]

Photo by RMCA/Musschoot, T.

Africa
Max. Length 26 cm SL
Marcusenius mento (Boulenger, 1890)

Photo by RMCA/Musschoot, T.
 
Marcusenius mento
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 18.7 cm SL
 
Marcusenius meronai
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 45 cm TL
 
Marcusenius monteiri
[Monteiri's bulldog]

Photo by Mertens, P.

Africa
Max. Length 21.4 cm SL
Marcusenius moorii (Günther, 1867)

Photo by Mertens, P.
 
Marcusenius moorii
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 20.2 cm SL
 
Marcusenius multisquamatus
[]

Photo by MNHN

Africa
Max. Length 25.5 cm SL
Marcusenius ntemensis (Pellegrin, 1927)

Photo by MNHN
 
Marcusenius ntemensis
[]

Photo by FAO

Africa
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Marcusenius nyasensis (Worthington, 1933)

Photo by FAO
 
Marcusenius nyasensis
[]

Photo by Palmer, R.

Africa

Marcusenius pongolensis (Fowler, 1934)

Photo by Palmer, R.
 
Marcusenius pongolensis
[]

Photo by FAO

Africa
Max. Length 20.8 cm TL
Marcusenius rheni (Fowler, 1936)

Photo by FAO
 
Marcusenius rheni
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 16.8 cm SL
 
Marcusenius sanagaensis
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 14.8 cm SL
 
Marcusenius schilthuisiae
[]

Photo by Mody, K.

Africa
Max. Length 32.1 cm SL
Marcusenius senegalensis (Steindachner, 1870)

Photo by Mody, K.
 
Marcusenius senegalensis
[]

Photo by Mertens, P.

Africa
Max. Length 21 cm TL
Marcusenius stanleyanus (Boulenger, 1897)

Photo by Mertens, P.
 
Marcusenius stanleyanus
[]

Photo by Musschoot, T.

Africa
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Marcusenius thomasi (Boulenger, 1916)

Photo by Musschoot, T.
 
Marcusenius thomasi
[]

Photo by RMCA

Africa
Max. Length 30.5 cm SL
Marcusenius ussheri (Günther, 1867)

Photo by RMCA
 
Marcusenius ussheri
[]

Photo by KMFRI

Africa
Max. Length 26 cm TL
Marcusenius victoriae (Worthington, 1929)

Photo by KMFRI
 
Marcusenius victoriae
[Victoria stonebasher]

Photo by de Vos, L.

Africa
Max. Length 150 cm TL
Mormyrops anguilloides (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by de Vos, L.
 
Mormyrops anguilloides
[Cornish jack]

Photo by Mertens, P.

Africa
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Mormyrops attenuatus Boulenger, 1898

Photo by Mertens, P.
 
Mormyrops attenuatus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 28 cm TL
 
Mormyrops batesianus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 25 cm TL
 
Mormyrops boulengeri
[]

Photo by Wakeford, R.C.

Africa
Max. Length 65 cm SL
Mormyrops breviceps Steindachner, 1894

Photo by Wakeford, R.C.
 
Mormyrops breviceps
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 46 cm SL
 
Mormyrops caballus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 35.5 cm SL
 
Mormyrops citernii
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 40 cm TL
 
Mormyrops curtus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 43 cm SL
 
Mormyrops curviceps
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 14.5 cm TL
 
Mormyrops engystoma
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 31.5 cm TL
 
Mormyrops furcidens
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 18.2 cm TL
 
Mormyrops intermedius
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 40 cm TL
 
Mormyrops lineolatus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 17 cm TL
 
Mormyrops mariae
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 41 cm TL
 
Mormyrops masuianus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 16.5 cm TL
 
Mormyrops microstoma
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 34 cm TL
 
Mormyrops nigricans
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 11.4 cm SL
 
Mormyrops oudoti
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 16.5 cm TL
 
Mormyrops parvus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 63 cm TL
 
Mormyrops sirenoides
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 27 cm TL
 
Mormyrops zanclirostris
[]

Photo by NMK

Africa
Max. Length 19 cm SL
Mormyrus bernhardi Pellegrin, 1926

Photo by NMK
 
Mormyrus bernhardi
[Bernhard's elephant-snout fish]

Photo by Mertens, P.

Africa
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Mormyrus caballus Boulenger, 1898

Photo by Mertens, P.
 
Mormyrus caballus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 22.1 cm SL
 
Mormyrus casalis
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

Africa
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Mormyrus caschive Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Mormyrus caschive
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 26 cm TL
 
Mormyrus cyaneus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 14.3 cm SL
 
Mormyrus felixi
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 34.5 cm TL
 
Mormyrus goheeni
[]

Photo by Mody, K.

Africa
Max. Length 50 cm SL
Mormyrus hasselquistii Valenciennes, 1847

Photo by Mody, K.
 
Mormyrus hasselquistii
[Elephant snout]

Photo by KMFRI

Africa
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Mormyrus hildebrandti Peters, 1882

Photo by KMFRI
 
Mormyrus hildebrandti
[Hildebrandt's elephant-snout fish]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 27 cm TL
 
Mormyrus iriodes
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Africa
Max. Length 100 cm SL
Mormyrus kannume Forsskål, 1775

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Mormyrus kannume
[Elephant-snout fish]

Photo by Mertens, P.

Africa
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Mormyrus lacerda Castelnau, 1861

Photo by Mertens, P.
 
Mormyrus lacerda
[Western bottlenose mormyrid]

Photo by KMFRI

Africa
Max. Length 75 cm SL
Mormyrus longirostris Peters, 1852

Photo by KMFRI
 
Mormyrus longirostris
[Eastern bottlenose mormyrid]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 42 cm TL
 
Mormyrus macrocephalus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 30 cm SL
 
Mormyrus macrophthalmus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 46 cm TL
 
Mormyrus niloticus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 29 cm TL
 
Mormyrus ovis
[]

Photo by AquaNet

Mormyrus rume rume
Max. Length 100 cm SL
Mormyrus rume Valenciennes, 1847

Photo by AquaNet
 
Mormyrus rume
[Mormyrids]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 27.1 cm SL
 
Mormyrus subundulatus
[]

Photo by Wakeford, R.C.

Africa
Max. Length 43 cm SL
Mormyrus tapirus Pappenheim, 1905

Photo by Wakeford, R.C.
 
Mormyrus tapirus
[]

Photo by MNHN

Africa
Max. Length 33.2 cm SL
Mormyrus tenuirostris Peters, 1882

Photo by MNHN
 
Mormyrus tenuirostris
[Athi elephant-snout fish]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 28 cm SL
 
Mormyrus thomasi
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 24 cm TL
 
Myomyrus macrodon
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 25 cm TL
 
Myomyrus macrops
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 29.6 cm SL
 
Myomyrus pharao
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 15.2 cm TL
 
Paramormyrops batesii
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 14.4 cm SL
 
Paramormyrops curvifrons
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 16.3 cm SL
 
Paramormyrops gabonensis
[]

Photo by Hopkins, C.D.

Africa
Max. Length 15.6 cm SL
Paramormyrops hopkinsi (Taverne & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1985)

Photo by Hopkins, C.D.
 
Paramormyrops hopkinsi
[]

Photo by Mertens, P.

Africa
Max. Length 5.2 cm TL
Paramormyrops jacksoni (Poll, 1967)

Photo by Mertens, P.
 
Paramormyrops jacksoni
[Ghost stonebasher]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 13.5 cm SL
 
Paramormyrops kingsleyae
[]

Photo by Hopkins, C.D.

Africa
Max. Length 23.8 cm SL
Paramormyrops longicaudatus (Taverne, Thys van den Audenaerde, Heymer & Géry, 1977)

Photo by Hopkins, C.D.
 
Paramormyrops longicaudatus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 11.4 cm SL
 
Paramormyrops sphekodes
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 14.1 cm SL
 
Petrocephalus ansorgii
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 9.0 cm
 
Petrocephalus arnegardi
[]

Photo by MNHN

Africa
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Petrocephalus balayi Sauvage, 1883

Photo by MNHN
 
Petrocephalus balayi
[]

Photo by MNHN

Africa
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Petrocephalus bane (Lacepède, 1803)

Photo by MNHN
 
Petrocephalus bane
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Petrocephalus binotatus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 5.7 cm SL
 
Petrocephalus boboto
[]

Photo by Mody, K.

Africa
Max. Length 11.2 cm TL
Petrocephalus bovei (Valenciennes, 1847)

Photo by Mody, K.
 
Petrocephalus bovei
[]

Photo by Seegers, L.

East Africa
Max. Length 15 cm FL
Petrocephalus catostoma (Günther, 1866)

Photo by Seegers, L.
 
Petrocephalus catostoma
[Churchill]

Photo by Mertens, P.

Africa
Max. Length 7.7 cm TL
Petrocephalus christyi Boulenger, 1920

Photo by Mertens, P.
 
Petrocephalus christyi
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 9 cm TL
 
Petrocephalus congicus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 11 cm TL
 
Petrocephalus cunganus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 8.1 cm SL
 
Petrocephalus degeni
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 9.1 cm SL
 
Petrocephalus frieli
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 15 cm SL
 
Petrocephalus gliroides
[]

Photo by RMCA

Africa
Max. Length 9.5 cm TL
Petrocephalus grandoculis Boulenger, 1920

Photo by RMCA
 
Petrocephalus grandoculis
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 7 cm TL
 
Petrocephalus haullevillii
[]

Photo by Musschoot, T.

Africa
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Petrocephalus hutereaui (Boulenger, 1913)

Photo by Musschoot, T.
 
Petrocephalus hutereaui
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 12 cm TL
 
Petrocephalus keatingii
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 7.9 cm SL
 
Petrocephalus leo
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 13 cm SL
 
Petrocephalus levequei
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 11.9 cm SL
 
Petrocephalus longianalis
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 11 cm SL
 
Petrocephalus longicapitis
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 8.9 cm SL
 
Petrocephalus magnitrunci
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 10.9 cm SL
 
Petrocephalus magnoculis
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 12.7 cm SL
 
Petrocephalus mbossou
[]

Photo by Mertens, P.

Africa
Max. Length 5.2 cm TL
Petrocephalus microphthalmus Pellegrin, 1909

Photo by Mertens, P.
 
Petrocephalus microphthalmus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 9.9 cm SL
 
Petrocephalus odzalaensis
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 9.5 cm SL
 
Petrocephalus okavangensis
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 9.7 cm TL
 
Petrocephalus pallidomaculatus
[]

Photo by Mody, K.

Africa
Max. Length 9.1 cm SL
Petrocephalus pellegrini Poll, 1941

Photo by Mody, K.
 
Petrocephalus pellegrini
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 7.3 cm SL
 
Petrocephalus petersi
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 11.5 cm SL
 
Petrocephalus pulsivertens
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 17.5 cm TL
 
Petrocephalus sauvagii
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 5.6 cm TL
 
Petrocephalus schoutedeni
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 11.9 cm SL
 
Petrocephalus similis
[]

Photo by Mertens, P.

Africa
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Petrocephalus simus Sauvage, 1879

Photo by Mertens, P.
 
Petrocephalus simus
[]

Photo by RMCA

Africa
Max. Length 10.8 cm TL
Petrocephalus soudanensis Bigorne & Paugy, 1990

Photo by RMCA
 
Petrocephalus soudanensis
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 12.2 cm SL
 
Petrocephalus squalostoma
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 6.6 cm SL
 
Petrocephalus steindachneri
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 7.9 cm SL
 
Petrocephalus stuhlmanni
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 9.3 cm SL
 
Petrocephalus sullivani
[]

Photo by de Vos, L.

Africa
Max. Length 15.2 cm TL
Petrocephalus tanensis Whitehead & Greenwood, 1959

Photo by de Vos, L.
 
Petrocephalus tanensis
[Tana-churchill]

Photo by Palmer, R.

Africa
Max. Length 11.3 cm SL
Petrocephalus tenuicauda (Steindachner, 1894)

Photo by Palmer, R.
 
Petrocephalus tenuicauda
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 7.7 cm SL
 
Petrocephalus valentini
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 11.4 cm SL
 
Petrocephalus wesselsi
[Southern Churchill]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 8.6 cm SL
 
Petrocephalus zakoni
[]

Photo by RMCA

Africa
Max. Length 9.8 cm TL
Pollimyrus adspersus (Günther, 1866)

Photo by RMCA
 
Pollimyrus adspersus
[]

Photo by Mertens, P.

Africa
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Pollimyrus brevis (Boulenger, 1913)

Photo by Mertens, P.
 
Pollimyrus brevis
[]

Photo by Mertens, P.

Africa
Max. Length 7 cm SL
Pollimyrus castelnaui (Boulenger, 1911)

Photo by Mertens, P.
 
Pollimyrus castelnaui
[Dwarf stonebasher]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 6.5 cm SL
 
Pollimyrus cuandoensis
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 5.1 cm TL
 
Pollimyrus guttatus
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Africa
Max. Length 10.3 cm TL
Pollimyrus isidori (Valenciennes, 1847)

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Pollimyrus isidori
[Elephant Fish]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 5.7 cm SL
 
Pollimyrus maculipinnis
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 7.3 cm SL
 
Pollimyrus marianne
[]

Photo by FAO

Africa
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Pollimyrus nigricans (Boulenger, 1906)

Photo by FAO
 
Pollimyrus nigricans
[Dark stonebasher]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Africa
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Pollimyrus nigripinnis (Boulenger, 1899)

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Pollimyrus nigripinnis
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 8 cm TL
 
Pollimyrus pedunculatus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 20 cm TL
 
Pollimyrus petherici
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 11 cm SL
 
Pollimyrus petricolus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 17 cm TL
 
Pollimyrus plagiostoma
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Pollimyrus pulverulentus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 7.6 cm SL
 
Pollimyrus schreyeni
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 7.4 cm TL
 
Pollimyrus stappersii
[]

Photo by Mertens, P.

Africa
Max. Length 11.2 cm TL
Pollimyrus tumifrons (Boulenger, 1902)

Photo by Mertens, P.
 
Pollimyrus tumifrons
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 9.2 cm SL
 
Stomatorhinus ater
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Stomatorhinus corneti
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 5 cm TL
 
Stomatorhinus fuliginosus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 8 cm TL
 
Stomatorhinus humilior
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 5.6 cm SL
 
Stomatorhinus ivindoensis
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 8.6 cm TL
 
Stomatorhinus kununguensis
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 9 cm TL
 
Stomatorhinus microps
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 6 cm TL
 
Stomatorhinus patrizii
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 6.4 cm SL
 
Stomatorhinus polli
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 11 cm TL
 
Stomatorhinus polylepis
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 8.7 cm TL
 
Stomatorhinus puncticulatus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 5.4 cm TL
 
Stomatorhinus schoutedeni
[]

Photo by Hopkins, C.D.

Africa
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Stomatorhinus walkeri (Günther, 1867)

Photo by Hopkins, C.D.
 
Stomatorhinus walkeri
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227 Species of Family Mormyridae
(Elephantfishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1968 Boulengeromyrus knoepffleri Africa 41.3 SL
1866 Brevimyrus niger Africa 15 TL
1936 Brienomyrus adustus Africa 10 TL
1862 Brienomyrus brachyistius Africa 20 TL
1991 Brienomyrus eburneensis Africa 7.7 SL
1901 Brienomyrus longianalis Africa 16 SL
1972 Brienomyrus tavernei Africa 13.9 SL
1920 Campylomormyrus alces Africa 36 TL
1945 Campylomormyrus bredoi Africa 37 TL
1967 Campylomormyrus cassaicus Africa 20 TL
1920 Campylomormyrus christyi Africa 37.5 TL
1924 Campylomormyrus compressirostris Africa 19 TL
1898 Campylomormyrus curvirostris Africa 40.5 TL
1898 Campylomormyrus elephas Africa 40 TL
1937 Campylomormyrus luapulaensis Africa 22 TL
1898 Campylomormyrus mirus Africa 47 TL
1898 Campylomormyrus numenius Africa 65 TL
1982 Campylomormyrus orycteropus Africa 32 TL
1927 Campylomormyrus phantasticus Africa 37 TL
1898 Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus Africa 22 TL
1864 Campylomormyrus tamandua Wormjawed mormyrid Africa 43 SL
1967 Campylomormyrus tshokwe Africa 29.5 TL
2016 Cryptomyrus ogoouensis Africa 11.2 SL
2016 Cryptomyrus ona Africa 10.8 SL
1852 Cyphomyrus discorhynchus Zambesi parrotfish Africa 31 SL
1898 Genyomyrus donnyi Africa 45 TL
1967 Gnathonemus barbatus Africa 15.8 SL
1924 Gnathonemus echidnorhynchus Africa 11 SL
1888 Gnathonemus longibarbis Longnose stonebasher Africa 36 TL
1862 Gnathonemus petersii Elephantnose fish Africa 35 SL
1866 Heteromormyrus pauciradiatus Africa 10 TL
1945 Hippopotamyrus aelsbroecki Africa 8.6 TL
1905 Hippopotamyrus ansorgii Slender stonebasher Africa 15 SL
1906 Hippopotamyrus castor Africa 26 SL
1928 Hippopotamyrus grahami Graham's stonebasher Africa 25 SL
1905 Hippopotamyrus harringtoni Africa 30.5 SL
2010 Hippopotamyrus longilateralis Africa 17.2 SL
1909 Hippopotamyrus macrops Africa 19 SL
1920 Hippopotamyrus macroterops Africa 9.5 TL
1910 Hippopotamyrus pappenheimi Africa 18 TL
1985 Hippopotamyrus paugyi Africa 25 SL
1864 Hippopotamyrus pictus Africa 30 SL
1897 Hippopotamyrus psittacus Africa 30 TL
1917 Hippopotamyrus retrodorsalis Africa 11.4 SL
2004 Hippopotamyrus szaboi Africa 14.6 SL
1902 Hippopotamyrus weeksii Africa 14 TL
1898 Hippopotamyrus wilverthi Africa 26 TL
1803 Hyperopisus bebe Africa 51 SL
1863 Isichthys henryi Africa 28.7 SL
1879 Ivindomyrus marchei Africa 18.1 SL
1975 Ivindomyrus opdenboschi Africa 27.4 SL
1901 Marcusenius abadii Africa 40 TL
2007 Marcusenius altisambesi Africa 19.5 SL
1905 Marcusenius angolensis Africa 13.5 TL
1939 Marcusenius annamariae Africa 25.5 SL
1897 Marcusenius bentleyi Africa 27 TL
1910 Marcusenius brucii Africa 33 SL
2014 Marcusenius caudisquamatus Africa 25.5 SL
1967 Marcusenius cuangoanus Africa 11.4 TL
1758 Marcusenius cyprinoides Africa 33 SL
1954 Marcusenius deboensis Africa 25 TL
2016 Marcusenius desertus Africa 20.7 SL
2007 Marcusenius devosi Africa 121 SL
1967 Marcusenius dundoensis Africa 12.3 SL
1904 Marcusenius friteli Africa 13.5 TL
1920 Marcusenius furcidens Africa 32 SL
1901 Marcusenius fuscus Africa 19.9 SL
1945 Marcusenius ghesquierei Africa 10.9 SL
2013 Marcusenius gracilis Africa 22.1 SL
1891 Marcusenius greshoffii Africa 10.8 TL
1924 Marcusenius intermedius Africa 13.6 SL
1974 Marcusenius kainjii Africa 30 TL
2016 Marcusenius kaninginii Africa 15.0 SL
2014 Marcusenius krameri Africa 19.7 SL
1899 Marcusenius kutuensis Africa 19.5 SL
1899 Marcusenius leopoldianus Africa 27 TL
1899 Marcusenius livingstonii Africa 30 SL
2014 Marcusenius lucombesi Africa 12.2 SL
1852 Marcusenius macrolepidotus Bulldog Africa 32 TL
1924 Marcusenius macrophthalmus Africa 12.5 SL
1890 Marcusenius mento Africa 26 SL
1990 Marcusenius meronai Africa 18.7 SL
1873 Marcusenius monteiri Monteiri's bulldog Africa 45 TL
1867 Marcusenius moorii Africa 21.4 SL
2013 Marcusenius multisquamatus Africa 20.2 SL
1927 Marcusenius ntemensis Africa 25.5 SL
1933 Marcusenius nyasensis Africa 30 SL
1934 Marcusenius pongolensis Africa
1936 Marcusenius rheni Africa 20.8 TL
1997 Marcusenius sanagaensis Africa 16.8 SL
1899 Marcusenius schilthuisiae Africa 14.8 SL
1870 Marcusenius senegalensis Africa 32.1 SL
1897 Marcusenius stanleyanus Africa 21 TL
1916 Marcusenius thomasi Africa 20 SL
1867 Marcusenius ussheri Africa 30.5 SL
1929 Marcusenius victoriae Victoria stonebasher Africa 26 TL
1758 Mormyrops anguilloides Cornish jack Africa 150 TL
1898 Mormyrops attenuatus Africa 22 TL
1909 Mormyrops batesianus Africa 28 TL
1900 Mormyrops boulengeri Africa 25 TL
1894 Mormyrops breviceps Africa 65 SL
1927 Mormyrops caballus Africa 46 SL
1912 Mormyrops citernii Africa 35.5 SL
1899 Mormyrops curtus Africa 40 TL
1966 Mormyrops curviceps Africa 43 SL
1898 Mormyrops engystoma Africa 14.5 TL
1900 Mormyrops furcidens Africa 31.5 TL
1928 Mormyrops intermedius Africa 18.2 TL
1898 Mormyrops lineolatus Africa 40 TL
1891 Mormyrops mariae Africa 17 TL
1898 Mormyrops masuianus Africa 41 TL
1898 Mormyrops microstoma Africa 16.5 TL
1899 Mormyrops nigricans Africa 34 TL
1954 Mormyrops oudoti Africa 11.4 SL
1899 Mormyrops parvus Africa 16.5 TL
1898 Mormyrops sirenoides Africa 63 TL
1867 Mormyrops zanclirostris Africa 27 TL
1926 Mormyrus bernhardi Bernhard's elephant-snout fish Africa 19 SL
1898 Mormyrus caballus Africa 50 TL
1922 Mormyrus casalis Africa 22.1 SL
1758 Mormyrus caschive Africa 100 TL
1976 Mormyrus cyaneus Africa 26 TL
1939 Mormyrus felixi Africa 14.3 SL
1919 Mormyrus goheeni Africa 34.5 TL
1847 Mormyrus hasselquistii Elephant snout Africa 50 SL
1882 Mormyrus hildebrandti Hildebrandt's elephant-snout fish Africa 20 SL
1976 Mormyrus iriodes Africa 27 TL
1775 Mormyrus kannume Elephant-snout fish Africa 100 SL
1861 Mormyrus lacerda Western bottlenose mormyrid Africa 50 TL
1852 Mormyrus longirostris Eastern bottlenose mormyrid Africa 75 SL
1929 Mormyrus macrocephalus Africa 42 TL
1866 Mormyrus macrophthalmus Africa 30 SL
1801 Mormyrus niloticus Africa 46 TL
1898 Mormyrus ovis Africa 29 TL
1847 Mormyrus rume Mormyrids Mormyrus rume rume 100 SL
1989 Mormyrus subundulatus Africa 27.1 SL
1905 Mormyrus tapirus Africa 43 SL
1882 Mormyrus tenuirostris Athi elephant-snout fish Africa 33.2 SL
1938 Mormyrus thomasi Africa 28 SL
1898 Myomyrus macrodon Africa 24 TL
1914 Myomyrus macrops Africa 25 TL
1967 Myomyrus pharao Africa 29.6 SL
1906 Paramormyrops batesii Africa 15.2 TL
1977 Paramormyrops curvifrons Africa 14.4 SL
1977 Paramormyrops gabonensis Africa 16.3 SL
1985 Paramormyrops hopkinsi Africa 15.6 SL
1967 Paramormyrops jacksoni Ghost stonebasher Africa 5.2 TL
1896 Paramormyrops kingsleyae Africa 13.5 SL
1977 Paramormyrops longicaudatus Africa 23.8 SL
1879 Paramormyrops sphekodes Africa 11.4 SL
1903 Petrocephalus ansorgii Africa 14.1 SL
2014 Petrocephalus arnegardi Africa 9.0
1883 Petrocephalus balayi Africa 11 TL
1803 Petrocephalus bane Africa 20 SL
1924 Petrocephalus binotatus Africa 10 SL
2014 Petrocephalus boboto Africa 5.7 SL
1847 Petrocephalus bovei Africa 11.2 TL
1866 Petrocephalus catostoma Churchill East Africa 15 FL
1920 Petrocephalus christyi Africa 7.7 TL
1937 Petrocephalus congicus Africa 9 TL
1910 Petrocephalus cunganus Africa 11 TL
1906 Petrocephalus degeni Africa 8.1 SL
2012 Petrocephalus frieli Africa 9.1 SL
1897 Petrocephalus gliroides Africa 15 SL
1920 Petrocephalus grandoculis Africa 9.5 TL
1912 Petrocephalus haullevillii Africa 7 TL
1913 Petrocephalus hutereaui Africa 6 TL
1901 Petrocephalus keatingii Africa 12 TL
2016 Petrocephalus leo Africa 7.9 SL
1990 Petrocephalus levequei Africa 13 SL
2012 Petrocephalus longianalis Africa 11.9 SL
2012 Petrocephalus longicapitis Africa 11 SL
2012 Petrocephalus magnitrunci Africa 8.9 SL
2012 Petrocephalus magnoculis Africa 10.9 SL
2010 Petrocephalus mbossou Africa 12.7 SL
1909 Petrocephalus microphthalmus Africa 5.2 TL
2010 Petrocephalus odzalaensis Africa 9.9 SL
2012 Petrocephalus okavangensis Africa 9.5 SL
1990 Petrocephalus pallidomaculatus Africa 9.7 TL
1941 Petrocephalus pellegrini Africa 9.1 SL
2012 Petrocephalus petersi Africa 7.3 SL
2010 Petrocephalus pulsivertens Africa 11.5 SL
1887 Petrocephalus sauvagii Africa 17.5 TL
1954 Petrocephalus schoutedeni Africa 5.6 TL
2011 Petrocephalus similis Africa 11.9 SL
1879 Petrocephalus simus Africa 12 TL
1990 Petrocephalus soudanensis Africa 10.8 TL
1915 Petrocephalus squalostoma Africa 12.2 SL
1958 Petrocephalus steindachneri Africa 6.6 SL
1909 Petrocephalus stuhlmanni Africa 7.9 SL
2004 Petrocephalus sullivani Africa 9.3 SL
1959 Petrocephalus tanensis Tana-churchill Africa 15.2 TL
1894 Petrocephalus tenuicauda Africa 11.3 SL
2010 Petrocephalus valentini Africa 7.7 SL
2000 Petrocephalus wesselsi Southern Churchill Africa 11.4 SL
2010 Petrocephalus zakoni Africa 8.6 SL
1866 Pollimyrus adspersus Africa 9.8 TL
1913 Pollimyrus brevis Africa 6 TL
1911 Pollimyrus castelnaui Dwarf stonebasher Africa 7 SL
2013 Pollimyrus cuandoensis Africa 6.5 SL
1936 Pollimyrus guttatus Africa 5.1 TL
1847 Pollimyrus isidori Elephant Fish Africa 10.3 TL
1934 Pollimyrus maculipinnis Africa 5.7 SL
2003 Pollimyrus marianne Africa 7.3 SL
1906 Pollimyrus nigricans Dark stonebasher Africa 10 SL
1899 Pollimyrus nigripinnis Africa 11 TL
1937 Pollimyrus pedunculatus Africa 8 TL
1898 Pollimyrus petherici Africa 20 TL
1954 Pollimyrus petricolus Africa 11 SL
1898 Pollimyrus plagiostoma Africa 17 TL
1899 Pollimyrus pulverulentus Africa 10 TL
1972 Pollimyrus schreyeni Africa 7.6 SL
1915 Pollimyrus stappersii Africa 7.4 TL
1902 Pollimyrus tumifrons Africa 11.2 TL
1924 Stomatorhinus ater Africa 9.2 SL
1899 Stomatorhinus corneti Africa 10 TL
1941 Stomatorhinus fuliginosus Africa 5 TL
1899 Stomatorhinus humilior Africa 8 TL
2005 Stomatorhinus ivindoensis Africa 5.6 SL
1945 Stomatorhinus kununguensis Africa 8.6 TL
1898 Stomatorhinus microps Africa 9 TL
1928 Stomatorhinus patrizii Africa 6 TL
1964 Stomatorhinus polli Africa 6.4 SL
1899 Stomatorhinus polylepis Africa 11 TL
1899 Stomatorhinus puncticulatus Africa 8.7 TL
1945 Stomatorhinus schoutedeni Africa 5.4 TL
1867 Stomatorhinus walkeri Africa 9 TL



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