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Mormyrus Linnaeus, 1758

1289009  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1289009)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Actinopterygii (Class)
  6. Osteoglossiformes (Order)
  7. Mormyridae (Family)
  8. Mormyrus (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Mormyrodes Gill, 1862 · unaccepted
Mormyros · unaccepted
Murmyrous · unaccepted

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  1. Species Mormyrus bernhardi Pellegrin, 1926
  2. Species Mormyrus caballus Boulenger, 1898
  3. Species Mormyrus casalis Vinciguerra, 1922
  4. Species Mormyrus caschive Linnaeus, 1758
  5. Species Mormyrus cyaneus Roberts & Stewart, 1976
  6. Species Mormyrus felixi Pellegrin, 1939
  7. Species Mormyrus goheeni Fowler, 1919
  8. Species Mormyrus hasselquistii Valenciennes, 1847
  9. Species Mormyrus hildebrandti Peters, 1882
  10. Species Mormyrus iriodes Roberts & Stewart, 1976
  11. Species Mormyrus kannume Forsskål, 1775
  12. Species Mormyrus lacerda Castelnau, 1861
  13. Species Mormyrus longirostris Peters, 1852
  14. Species Mormyrus macrocephalus Worthington, 1929
  15. Species Mormyrus macrophthalmus Günther, 1866
  16. Species Mormyrus niloticus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  17. Species Mormyrus ovis Boulenger, 1898
  18. Species Mormyrus rume Valenciennes, 1847
  19. Species Mormyrus subundulatus Roberts, 1989
  20. Species Mormyrus tapirus Pappenheim, 1905
  21. Species Mormyrus tenuirostris Peters, 1882
  22. Species Mormyrus thomasi Pellegrin, 1938
  23. Species Mormyrus abbreviatus Valenciennes, 1847 accepted as Marcusenius cyprinoides (Linnaeus, 1758)
  24. Species Mormyrus adspersus Günther, 1866 accepted as Pollimyrus adspersus (Günther, 1866)
  25. Species Mormyrus affinis Sauvage, 1879 accepted as Stomatorhinus walkeri (Günther, 1867)
  26. Species Mormyrus agnus Pappenheim, 1907 accepted as Mormyrus hasselquistii Valenciennes, 1847
  27. Species Mormyrus amblystoma Günther, 1896 accepted as Petrocephalus balayi Sauvage, 1883
  28. Species Mormyrus anchietae Guimarães, 1884 accepted as Mormyrus lacerda Castelnau, 1861
  29. Species Mormyrus anguilloides Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Mormyrops anguilloides (Linnaeus, 1758)
  30. Species Mormyrus asinus Boulenger, 1915 accepted as Mormyrus caballus Boulenger, 1898
  31. Species Mormyrus bachiqua Valenciennes, 1847 accepted as Mormyrus kannume Forsskål, 1775
  32. Species Mormyrus ballayi (Sauvage, 1883) accepted as Petrocephalus balayi Sauvage, 1883
  33. Species Mormyrus bane Lacepède, 1803 accepted as Petrocephalus bane (Lacepède, 1803)
  34. Species Mormyrus bebe Lacepède, 1803 accepted as Hyperopisus bebe (Lacepède, 1803)
  35. Species Mormyrus bentleyi Boulenger, 1897 accepted as Marcusenius bentleyi (Boulenger, 1897)
  36. Species Mormyrus bovei Valenciennes, 1847 accepted as Petrocephalus bovei (Valenciennes, 1846)
  37. Species Mormyrus brachyistius (Gill, 1862) accepted as Brienomyrus brachyistius (Gill, 1862)
  38. Species Mormyrus bumbanus Boulenger, 1909 accepted as Mormyrus caballus Boulenger, 1898
  39. Species Mormyrus catostoma Günther, 1866 accepted as Petrocephalus catostoma (Günther, 1866)
  40. Species Mormyrus cobitiformis Peters, 1882 accepted as Isichthys henryi Gill, 1863
  41. Species Mormyrus curvifrons Pellegrin, 1904 accepted as Mormyrus caballus Boulenger, 1898
  42. Species Mormyrus cyprinoides Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Marcusenius cyprinoides (Linnaeus, 1758)
  43. Species Mormyrus discorhynchus Peters, 1852 accepted as Hippopotamyrus discorhynchus (Peters, 1852)
  44. Species Mormyrus ellenbergeri Pellegrin, 1914 accepted as Mormyrus lacerda Castelnau, 1861
  45. Species Mormyrus elongatus Rüppell, 1832 accepted as Marcusenius cyprinoides (Linnaeus, 1758)
  46. Species Mormyrus geoffroyi Valenciennes, 1847 accepted as Mormyrus niloticus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  47. Species Mormyrus gliroides Vinciguerra, 1897 accepted as Petrocephalus gliroides (Vinciguerra, 1897)
  48. Species Mormyrus grandisquamis Peters, 1876 accepted as Marcusenius moorii (Günther, 1867)
  49. Species Mormyrus greshoffi Schilthuis, 1891 accepted as Marcusenius greshoffii (Schilthuis, 1891)
  50. Species Mormyrus greshoffii Schilthuis, 1891 accepted as Marcusenius greshoffii (Schilthuis, 1891)
  51. Species Mormyrus guentheri Boulenger, 1899 accepted as Mormyrus hasselquistii Valenciennes, 1847
  52. Species Mormyrus haberi Steindachner, 1912 accepted as Mormyrus caballus Boulenger, 1898
  53. Species Mormyrus hasselquisti Valenciennes, 1847 accepted as Mormyrus hasselquistii Valenciennes, 1847
  54. Species Mormyrus henryi (Gill, 1863) accepted as Isichthys henryi Gill, 1863
  55. Species Mormyrus isidori Valenciennes, 1847 accepted as Pollimyrus isidori (Valenciennes, 1847)
  56. Species Mormyrus jae Boulenger, 1914 accepted as Mormyrus caballus Boulenger, 1898
  57. Species Mormyrus jubelini Valenciennes, 1847 accepted as Mormyrus rume Valenciennes, 1847
  58. Species Mormyrus kingsleyae Günther, 1896 accepted as Brienomyrus kingsleyae (Günther, 1896)
  59. Species Mormyrus labiatus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809 accepted as Marcusenius cyprinoides (Linnaeus, 1758)
  60. Species Mormyrus lepturus Günther, 1872 accepted as Marcusenius moorii (Günther, 1867)
  61. Species Mormyrus lhuysi Steindachner, 1870 accepted as Brienomyrus niger (Günther, 1866)
  62. Species Mormyrus liberiensis Steindachner, 1894 accepted as Brienomyrus brachyistius (Gill, 1862)
  63. Species Mormyrus longibarbis Hilgendorf, 1888 accepted as Gnathonemus longibarbis (Hilgendorf, 1888)
  64. Species Mormyrus longipinnis Rüppell, 1832 accepted as Mormyrus caschive Linnaeus, 1758
  65. Species Mormyrus macrolepidotus Peters, 1852 accepted as Marcusenius macrolepidotus (Peters, 1852)
  66. Species Mormyrus macropthalamus Günther, 1866 accepted as Mormyrus macrophthalmus Günther, 1866
  67. Species Mormyrus marchei (Sauvage, 1879) accepted as Pollimyrus marchei (Sauvage, 1879)
  68. Species Mormyrus mariae Schilthuis, 1891 accepted as Mormyrops mariae (Schilthuis, 1891)
  69. Species Mormyrus mento Boulenger, 1890 accepted as Marcusenius mento (Boulenger, 1890)
  70. Species Mormyrus microcephalus Günther, 1867 accepted as Brienomyrus brachyistius (Gill, 1862)
  71. Species Mormyrus monteiri Günther, 1873 accepted as Marcusenius monteiri (Günther, 1873)
  72. Species Mormyrus moori Günther, 1867 accepted as Marcusenius moorii (Günther, 1867)
  73. Species Mormyrus moorii Günther, 1867 accepted as Marcusenius moorii (Günther, 1867)
  74. Species Mormyrus mucupe Peters, 1852 accepted as Mormyrus longirostris Peters, 1852
  75. Species Mormyrus nacra Valenciennes, 1847 accepted as Mormyrus kannume Forsskål, 1775
  76. Species Mormyrus niger Günther, 1866 accepted as Brienomyrus niger (Günther, 1866)
  77. Species Mormyrus oxyrhynchus Lacepède, 1803 accepted as Mormyrus kannume Forsskål, 1775
  78. Species Mormyrus pauciradiatus Steindachner, 1866 accepted as Heteromormyrus pauciradiatus (Steindachner, 1866)
  79. Species Mormyrus petersii Günther, 1862 accepted as Gnathonemus petersii (Günther, 1862)
  80. Species Mormyrus pictus (Marcusen, 1864) accepted as Hippopotamyrus pictus (Marcusen, 1864)
  81. Species Mormyrus proboscirostris Boulenger, 1898 accepted as Mormyrus rume Valenciennes, 1847
  82. Species Mormyrus psittacus Boulenger, 1897 accepted as Hippopotamyrus psittacus (Boulenger, 1897)
  83. Species Mormyrus salahie Lacepède, 1803 accepted as Marcusenius cyprinoides (Linnaeus, 1758)
  84. Species Mormyrus sauvagii Boulenger, 1887 accepted as Petrocephalus sauvagii (Boulenger, 1887)
  85. Species Mormyrus senegalensis Steindachner, 1870 accepted as Marcusenius senegalensis (Steindachner, 1870)
  86. Species Mormyrus simus (Sauvage, 1879) accepted as Petrocephalus simus Sauvage, 1879
  87. Species Mormyrus stanleyanus Boulenger, 1897 accepted as Marcusenius stanleyanus (Boulenger, 1897)
  88. Species Mormyrus swanenburgi Schilthuis, 1891 accepted as Mormyrops anguilloides (Linnaeus, 1758)
  89. Species Mormyrus tamandua Günther, 1864 accepted as Campylomormyrus tamandua (Günther, 1864)
  90. Species Mormyrus tenuicauda Steindachner, 1895 accepted as Petrocephalus tenuicauda (Steindachner, 1894)
  91. Species Mormyrus tuckeyi Valenciennes, 1847 accepted as Mormyrops anguilloides (Linnaeus, 1758)
  92. Species Mormyrus tumbanus Pellegrin, 1928 accepted as Mormyrus caballus Boulenger, 1898
  93. Species Mormyrus ussheri Günther, 1867 accepted as Marcusenius ussheri (Günther, 1867)
  94. Species Mormyrus walkeri Günther, 1867 accepted as Stomatorhinus walkeri (Günther, 1867)
  95. Species Mormyrus zambanenje Peters, 1852 accepted as Mormyrops anguilloides (Linnaeus, 1758)
  96. Species Mormyrus zanclirostris Günther, 1867 accepted as Oxymormyrus zanclirostris (Günther, 1867)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. 10th edition. Laurentius Salvius, Holmiae, 824 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277
page(s): 327 [details] 
Taxonomic remark On Official List (Opinion 77, Direction 56). (Eschmeyer).  
Taxonomic remark On Official List (Opinion 77, Direction 56). (Eschmeyer). [details]
IRMNG (2021). Mormyrus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1289009 on 2024-10-26
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original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. 10th edition. Laurentius Salvius, Holmiae, 824 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277
page(s): 327 [details] 

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

basis of record SN2000/Eschmeyer, 1998 [details] 

verified source for family WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

verified source for family Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

current name source WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

current name source Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

extant flag source SN2000/Eschmeyer, 1998 [details] 

habitat flag source FishBase [details] 

original description (of Scrophicephalus Swainson, 1838) N. H. Fishes, etc., 1
page(s): 309 [details] 

original description (of Mormyrius Swainson, 1839) Swainson, W. (1839). On the natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. Vol. II. Spottiswoode & Co., London, vi + 448 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/126402
page(s): 187 [details] 

original description (of Solenomormyrus Bleeker, 1874) Versl. Meded. Akad. Amsterdam, (2) 8
page(s): 368 [details] 

original description (of Mormyrodes Gill, 1862) Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad., 1862
page(s): 139 [details] 
Unreviewed
Descriptive info From FishBase: Freshwater. FishBase flag: All Freshwater. [details]

Nomenclatural status available [details]

Taxonomic remark On Official List (Opinion 77, Direction 56). (Eschmeyer). [details]

Type species as cited Mormyrus cyprinoides Linnaeus 1758 [details]
To WoRMS 
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