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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Family: Mormyridae Elephantfishes

Genus: Mormyrops

(See list of species below)


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21 species (see list below)

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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
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No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 28 cm TL
 
Mormyrops batesianus
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No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 25 cm TL
 
Mormyrops boulengeri
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Photo by Wakeford, R.C.

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

Photo by Wakeford, R.C.
 
Mormyrops breviceps
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No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 46 cm SL
 
Mormyrops caballus
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No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 35.5 cm SL
 
Mormyrops citernii
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No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 40 cm TL
 
Mormyrops curtus
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No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 43 cm SL
 
Mormyrops curviceps
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No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 14.5 cm TL
 
Mormyrops engystoma
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No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 31.5 cm TL
 
Mormyrops furcidens
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No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 18.2 cm TL
 
Mormyrops intermedius
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No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 40 cm TL
 
Mormyrops lineolatus
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No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 17 cm TL
 
Mormyrops mariae
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No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 41 cm TL
 
Mormyrops masuianus
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No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 16.5 cm TL
 
Mormyrops microstoma
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No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 34 cm TL
 
Mormyrops nigricans
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No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 11.4 cm SL
 
Mormyrops oudoti
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No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 16.5 cm TL
 
Mormyrops parvus
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No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 63 cm TL
 
Mormyrops sirenoides
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No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 27 cm TL
 
Mormyrops zanclirostris
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21 Species of Family Mormyridae with Genus Mormyrops
(Elephantfishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
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



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