Mormyridae Bonaparte, 1831 - Freshwater Elephantfishes [=Mormirimi, Mormyrini, Petrocephalinae, Mormyrodini] Notes: Mormirimi Rafinesque, 1810B:41 [Ref

FAMILY Mormyridae Bonaparte, 1831 - freshwater elephantfishes [=Mormirimi, Mormyrini, Petrocephalinae, Mormyrodini] Notes: Mormirimi Rafinesque, 1810b:41 [ref. 3595] (ordine) ? Mormyrus [published not in latinized form before 1900; not available, Article 11.7.2] Mormyrini Bonaparte, 1831:160, 180 [ref. 4978] (subfamily) Mormyrus Petrocephalinae Gill, 1862h:139 [ref. 1661] (subfamily) Petrocephalus Mormyrodini Bleeker, 1874c:367 [ref. 435] (phalanx = tribe) Mormyrodes [genus inferred from the stem, Article 11.7.1.1]

GENUS Boulengeromyrus Taverne & Géry, 1968 - elephantfishes [=Boulengeromyrus Taverne [L.] & Géry [J.], 1968:100] Notes: [ref. 4360]. Masc. Boulengeromyrus knoepffleri Taverne & Géry, 1968. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Boulengeromyrus Taverne & Géry, 1968 -- (Taverne 1972:171 [ref. 6367], Gosse 1984:63 [ref. 6169], Poll & Gosse 1995:135 [ref. 24781], Hopkins et al. 2007:315 [ref. 30019]). Current status: Valid as Boulengeromyrus Taverne & Géry, 1968. Mormyridae.

Species Boulengeromyrus knoepffleri Taverne & Géry, 1968 - Knoepffler's elephantfish (author) [=Boulengeromyrus knoepffleri Taverne [L.] & Géry [J.], 1968:100, Fig. 1] Notes: [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 78 (pts 1-2); ref. 4360] Loa-Loa rapids, Ivindo River, 0°27'N, 12°48'E, downstream from Makokou, Gabon. Current status: Valid as Boulengeromyrus knoepffleri Taverne & Géry, 1968. Mormyridae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Gabon and Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

GENUS Brevimyrus Taverne, 1971 - elephantfishes [=Brevimyrus (subgenus of Brienomyrus) Taverne [L.], 1971:106, 109] Notes: [ref. 4349]. Masc. Mormyrus niger Günther, 1866. Type by monotypy in subgenus. •Valid as Brevimyrus Taverne, 1971 -- (Gosse 1984:63 [ref. 6169], Hopkins et al. 2007:309 [ref. 30019]). Current status: Valid as Brevimyrus Taverne, 1971. Mormyridae. Species Brevimyrus niger (Gunther, 1866) - Gambian elephantfish (author) [=Mormyrus niger Günther [A.], 1866:219, Gnathonemus baudoni Pellegrin [J.], 1919:207, Mormyrus lhuysi Steindachner [F.], 1870:553 [21], Pl. 5 (fig. 1), Marcusenius macularius Fowler [H. W.], 1936:248, Fig. 5] Notes: [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 6; ref. 1983] Gambia. Current status: Valid as Brevimyrus niger (Günther, 1866). Mormyridae. Distribution: West Africa and White Nile basin. Habitat: freshwater. (baudoni) [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 44; ref. 15224] Gribingui River, Congo. Current status: Synonym of Brevimyrus niger (Günther, 1866). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater. (lhuysi) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 61 (1. Abth.); ref. 18768] Senegal, western Africa. Current status: Synonym of Brevimyrus niger (Günther, 1866). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater. (macularius) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 88; ref. 1424] Fort Sibut, Central African Republic [Ubangi-Shari]. Current status: Synonym of Brevimyrus niger (Günther 1866). Mormyridae.

GENUS Brienomyrus Taverne, 1971 - elephantfishes [=Brienomyrus Taverne [L.], 1971:106, 108] Notes: [ref. 4349]. Masc. Marcusenius brachyistius Gill, 1862. Type by original designation. Misspelled Breinomyrus in Zoological Record for 1971. •Valid as Brienomyrus Taverne, 1971 -- (Taverne 1972:172 [ref. 6367], Gosse 1984:63 [ref. 6169], King 1989 [ref. 12831], Lévêque et al. 1989:114 [ref. 26480], Paugy & Bénech 1989:299 [ref. 26478], Paugy et al. 1990:336 [ref. 26477], Bigorne in Lévêque et al. 1990:159 [ref. 21589], Poll & Gosse 1995:137 [ref. 24781], Dankwa et al. 1999:16 [ref. 28023], Hopkins et al. 2007:311 [ref. 30019]). Current status: Valid as Brienomyrus Taverne, 1971. Mormyridae.

Species Brienomyrus brachyistius (Gill, 1862) - whale African black reg [=Marcusenius brachyistius Gill [T. N.], 1862:139, Marcusenius adustus Fowler [H. W.], 1936:247, Fig. 4, Marcusenius brachistius Boulenger [G. A.], 1909:67, Fig. 50, Mormyrus liberiensis Steindachner [F.], 1894:67, Mormyrus microcephalus Günther [A.], 1867:115 [6]] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14; ref. 1661] Locality not known, probably Liberia. Current status: Valid as Brienomyrus brachyistius (Gill, 1862). Mormyridae. Distribution: West-central Africa. Habitat: freshwater. (adustus) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 88; ref. 1424] 30 kilometers east of Kribi, Cameroon. Current status: Synonym of Brienomyrus brachyistius (Gill, 1862). Mormyridae. Distribution: West-central Africa. Habitat: freshwater. (brachistius) [Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa v. 1; ref. 14364] Current status: Synonym of Brienomyrus brachyistius (Gill, 1862). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater. (liberiensis) [Notes from the Leyden Museum v. 16 (nos 1-2, Note 1); ref. 4237] Sulymah River and Junk River; Fisherman Lake, Buluma, Liberia. Current status: Synonym of Brienomyrus brachyistius (Gill, 1862). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater. (microcephalus) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 3) v. 20 (no. 116); ref. 1989] Ogowe River, Gabon. Current status: Synonym of Brienomyrus brachyistius (Gill, 1862). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Brienomyrus longianalis (Boulenger, 1901) - Niger delta elephantfish (author) [=Marcusenius longianalis Boulenger [G. A.], 1901:5, Pl. 3 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1901, v. 1 (pt 1); ref. 559] Junction of Ethiop River and Jamieson River, Niger Delta. Current status: Valid as Brienomyrus longianalis (Boulenger, 1901). Mormyridae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

GENUS Campylomormyrus Bleeker, 1874 - elephantfishes [=Campylomormyrus Bleeker [P.], 1874:367] Notes: [ref. 435]. Masc. Mormyrus tamandua Günther, 1864. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Campylomormyrus Bleeker, 1874 -- (Taverne 1972:168 [ref. 6367], Gosse 1984:66 [ref. 6169], Bigorne in Lévêque et al. 1990:133 [ref. 21589], Poll & Gosse 1995:135 [ref. 24781], Hilton 2003:90 [ref. 26584], Hopkins et al. 2007:275 [ref. 30019]). Current status: Valid as Campylomormyrus Bleeker, 1874. Mormyridae. Species Campylomormyrus alces (Boulenger, 1920) - Stanley Falls elephantfish (author) [=Gnathonemus alces Boulenger [G. A.], 1920:14, Fig. 5] Notes: [Annales du Musée du Congo Belge Sér. C (Zoologie) (Sér. 1) v. 2 (fasc. 4); ref. 587] Stanley [Boyoma] Falls, Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Valid as Campylomormyrus alces (Boulenger, 1920). Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Campylomormyrus bredoi (Poll, 1945) - Mweru elephantfish (author) [=Gnathonemus bredoi Poll [M.], 1945:49, Fig. 5] Notes: [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 39 (no. 1); ref. 13133] Pweto, Lake Moero [Lake Mweru], Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Valid as Campylomormyrus bredoi (Poll, 1945). Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Campylomormyrus cassaicus (Poll, 1967) - donkey-faced elephant nose [=Gnathonemus cassaicus Poll [M.], 1967:77, Fig. 26] Notes: [Publicações Culturais, Companhia de Diamantes de Angola (DIAMANG), Lisboa No. 75; ref. 3528] Dundo, Luachimo River, Angola. Current status: Valid as Campylomormyrus cassaicus (Poll, 1967). Mormyridae. Distribution: West-central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Campylomormyrus christyi (Boulenger, 1920) - Christy's elephantfish (author) [=Gnathonemus christyi Boulenger [G. A.], 1920:13, Fig. 4] Notes: [Annales du Musée du Congo Belge Sér. C (Zoologie) (Sér. 1) v. 2 (fasc. 4); ref. 587] Kinshasa [Leopoldville], Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Valid as Campylomormyrus christyi (Boulenger, 1920). Mormyridae. Distribution: Habitat: freshwater.

Species Campylomormyrus curvirostris (Boulenger, 1898) - Matadi elephantfish (author) [=Gnathonemus curvirostris Boulenger [G. A.], 1898:13, Pl. 6 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology) v. 1 (fasc. 1); ref. 542] Matadi, Lower Congo River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Valid as Campylomormyrus curvirostris (Boulenger, 1898). Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Campylomormyrus elephas (Boulenger, 1898) - elephant-trunk mormyrid [=Gnathonemus elephas Boulenger [G. A.], 1898:12, Pl. 5 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology) v. 1 (fasc. 1); ref. 542] Upoto, Upper Congo. Current status: Valid as Campylomormyrus elephas (Boulenger, 1898). Mormyridae. Distribution: Congo River basin. Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Campylomormyrus luapulaensis (David & Poll, 1937) - Kabunda elephantfish (author) [=Gnathonemus rhynchophorus luapulaensis David [L.] & Poll [M.], 1937:205, Fig. 7] Notes: [Annales du Musée du Congo Belge Sér. C (Zoologie) (Sér. 1) v. 3 (fasc. 5); ref. 1043] Kabunda, 1°15'S, 29°30'E, Congo River basin, Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Valid as Campylomormyrus luapulaensis (David & Poll, 1937). Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Campylomormyrus mirus (Boulenger, 1898) - Upoto elephantfish (author) [=Gnathonemus mirus Boulenger [G. A.], 1898:11, Pl. 3 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology) v. 1 (fasc. 1); ref. 542] Upoto, Upper Congo. Current status: Valid as Campylomormyrus mirus (Boulenger, 1898). Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Campylomormyrus numenius (Boulenger, 1898) - Upoto numenius elephantfish (author) [=Gnathonemus numenius Boulenger [G. A.], 1898:14, Pl. 6 (fig. 2), Gnathonemus ibis Boulenger [G. A.], 1902:25, Pl. 7 (fig. 4)] Notes: [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology) v. 1 (fasc. 1); ref. 542] Upoto, Upper Congo. Current status: Valid as Campylomormyrus numenius (Boulenger, 1898). Mormyridae. Distribution: Congo River basin, Africa. Habitat: freshwater. (ibis) [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology) v. 2 (fasc. 2); ref. 562] Ubangi River at Banzyville, Democratic Republic of Congo, about 4°18'N, 21°11'E. Current status: Synonym of Campylomormyrus numenius (Boulenger, 1898). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Campylomormyrus orycteropus Poll et al., 1982 - Pweto elephantfish (author) [=Campylomomyrus orycteropus Poll [M.], Gosse [J.-P.] & Orts [S.] 1982:20, Fig. 2, Pl. 13] Notes: [Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences de Belgique, Biologie v. 54 (no. 5); ref. 8431] Pweto, Lake Moero [Lake Mweru], Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Valid as Campylomormyrus orycteropus Poll, Gosse & Orts 1982. Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Campylomormyrus phantasticus (Pellegrin, 1927) - fantastic elephantfish (author) [=Gnathonemus phantasticus Pellegrin [J.], 1927:299] Notes: [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 52 (for 1927); ref. 3407] Sanaga River at Nanga Eboko, Cameroon. Current status: Valid as Campylomormyrus phantasticus (Pellegrin, 1927). Mormyridae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Sanaga River basin, Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus (Boulenger, 1898) - double-trunk elephant nose [=Gnathonemus rhynchophorus Boulenger [G. A.], 1898:12, Pl. 5 (fig. 2), Gnathonemus compressirostris Pellegrin [J.], 1924:7, Gnathonemus rhynchophorus lualabaensis David [L.] & Poll [M.], 1937:205, Fig. 8] Notes: [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology) v. 1 (fasc. 1); ref. 542] Upoto, Upper Congo. Current status: Valid as Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus (Boulenger, 1898). Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater. (compressirostris) [Revue Zoologique Africaine v. 12 (no. 1); ref. 17937] Mouth of Congo River at Boma, Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Synonym of Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus (Boulenger, 1898). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater. (lualabaensis) [Annales du Musée du Congo Belge Sér. C (Zoologie) (Sér. 1) v. 3 (fasc. 5); ref. 1043] Kabelwe, 8°44'S, 26°56'E, Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Synonym of Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus (Boulenger, 1898). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Campylomormyrus tamandua (Günther, 1864) - wormjawed mormyrid [=Mormyrus tamandua Günther [A.], 1864:22, Pl. 2 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864 (pt 1); ref. 13929] Niger, western Africa. Current status: Valid as Campylomormyrus tamandua (Günther, 1864). Mormyridae. Distribution: Western Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Campylomormyrus tshokwe (Poll, 1967) - Dundo elephantfish (author) [=Gnathonemus tshokwe Poll [M.], 1967:83, Fig. 29] Notes: [Publicações Culturais, Companhia de Diamantes de Angola (DIAMANG), Lisboa No. 75; ref. 3528] Dundo, Luachimo River, Angola. Current status: Valid as Campylomormyrus tshokwe (Poll, 1967). Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

GENUS Cryptomyrus Sullivan et al., 2016 - elephantfishes [=Cryptomyrus Sullivan [J. P.], Lavoué [S.] & Hopkins [C. D.], 2016:132] Notes: [ref. 34183]. Masc. Cryptomyrus ogoouensis Sullivan, Lavoué & Hopkins, 2016. Type by original designation. •Valid as Cryptomyrus Sullivan, Lavoué & Hopkins, 2016. Current status: Valid as Cryptomyrus Sullivan, Lavoué & Hopkins, 2016. Mormyridae.

Species Cryptomyrus ogoouensis Sullivan et al., 2016 - Ogooue elephantfish (author) [=Cryptomyrus ogoouensis Sullivan [J. P.], Lavoué [S.] & Hopkins [C. D.], 2016:133, Figs. 6A, 7] Notes: [ZooKeys No. 561; ref. 34183] Ogooué River at Doumé falls, off rocks on left bank near village of Doumé, Ogooué-Lolo Province, Gabon, 0°50.4822'S, 12°57.9288'E, depth 1.5 meters. Current status: Valid as Cryptomyrus ogoouensis Sullivan, Lavoué & Hopkins, 2016. Mormyridae. Distribution: Ogooué River at Doumé falls, Gabon. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Cryptomyrus ona Sullivan et al., 2016 - Nyanga elephantfish (author) [=Cryptomyrus ona Sullivan [J. P.], Lavoué [S.] & Hopkins [C. D.], 2016:137, Figs. 6B, 8] Notes: [ZooKeys No. 561; ref. 34183] Moukalaba River near its confluence with the Nyanga River, just above landing on Tchibanga-Digoudou road, Nyanga Province, Gabon, 2°47.3400'S, 10°43.7160'E. Current status: Valid as Cryptomyrus ona Sullivan, Lavoué & Hopkins, 2016. Mormyridae. Distribution: Nyanga and Mabounié rivers, Gabon. Habitat: freshwater.

GENUS Cyphomyrus Pappenheim, 1906 - elephantfishes [=Cyphomyrus Myers [G. S.], 1960:124] Notes: [ref. 3128]. Masc. Mormyrus psittacus Boulenger, 1897. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Hippopotamyrus Pappenheim, 1906 -- (Taverne 1972:170 [ref. 6367], Gosse 1984:73 [ref. 6169]). •Valid as Cyphomyrus Myers, 1960 -- (van der Bank & Kramer 1996:287 [ref. 29516], Lavoué et al. 2003:288 [ref. 29517], Kramer & Van der Bank 2011:2669, 2686 [ref. 31546], Marshall 2011:48 [ref. 31755]). Current status: Valid as Cyphomyrus Myers, 1960. Mormyridae.

Species Cyphomyrus cubangoensis (Pellegrin, 1936) - Zambezi parrotfish [=Marcusenius cubangoensis Pellegrin [J.], 1936:48] Notes: [Arquivos do Museu Bocage No. 7; ref. 13733] Cubango [Okavango] River, Angola. Current status: Valid as Cyphomyrus cubangoensis (Pellegrin, 1936). Mormyridae. Distribution: Okavango River and delta, Kwando River, upper Zambezi River system. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Cyphomyrus discorhynchus (Peters,1852) - Zambezi parrotfish [=Mormyrus discorhynchus Peters [W. (C. H.)], 1852:275, Marcusenius smithersi Määr [A.], 1962:780, Fig. 1, Marcusenius tanganicanus Boulenger [G. A.], 1906:545, Pl. 30 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preuss[ischen] Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1852; ref. 18539] Lower Zambezi River, Mozambique. Current status: Valid as Cyphomyrus discorhynchus (Peters, 1852). Mormyridae. Distribution: Central and southern Africa. Habitat: freshwater. (smithersi) [Occasional Papers of the National Museums of Southern Rhodesia. B, Natural sciences. v. 3 (no. 26B); ref. 6047] Zambezi River above Kariba Lake, southeastern Africa. Current status: Synonym of Cyphomyrus discorhynchus (Peters, 1852). Mormyridae. Distribution: Southern Africa. Habitat: freshwater. (tanganicanus) [Transactions of the Zoological Society of London v. 17 (pt 6, no. 1); ref. 573] Lake Tanganyika. Current status: Synonym of Cyphomyrus discorhynchus (Peters, 1852). Mormyridae.

Species Cyphomyrus macrops (Boulenger, 1909) - Congolese mormyrid (author) [=Marcusenius macrops Boulenger [G. A.], 1909:84, Fig. 67] Notes: [Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa v. 1; ref. 14364] Upper Congo. Current status: Valid as Cyphomyrus macrops (Boulenger, 1909). Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Cyphomyrus psittacus (Boulenger, 1897) - Stanley Falls mormyrid (author) [=Mormyrus psittacus Boulenger [G. A.], 1897:427, Marcusenius budgetti Boulenger [G. A.], 1904:197, Pl. 7 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 20 (no. 119); ref. 14629] Stanley [Boyoma] Falls, upper Congo River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Valid as Cyphomyrus psittacus (Boulenger, 1897). Mormyridae. Distribution: Western Africa. Habitat: freshwater. (budgetti) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1904, v. 1 (pt 1); ref. 15111] Assay, southern Nigeria. Current status: Synonym of Cyphomyrus psittacus (Boulenger, 1897). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Cyphomyrus wilverthi (Boulenger, 1898) - Wilverth's mormyrid (author) [=Marcusenius wilverthi Boulenger [G. A.], 1898:8, Pl. 4 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology) v. 1 (fasc. 1); ref. 542] Matadi and Upoto, Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Valid as Cyphomyrus wilverthi (Boulenger, 1898). Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

GENUS Genyomyrus Boulenger, 1898 - elephantfishes [=Genyomyrus Boulenger [G. A.], 1898:17] Notes: [ref. 542]. Masc. Genyomyrus donnyi Boulenger, 1898. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Genyomyrus Boulenger, 1898 -- (Taverne 1972:170 [ref. 6367], Gosse 1984:70 [ref. 6169], Poll & Gosse 1995:131 [ref. 24781]). Current status: Valid as Genyomyrus Boulenger, 1898. Mormyridae. Species Genyomyrus donnyi Boulenger, 1898 - Donny mormyrid (author) [=Genyomyrus donnyi Boulenger [G. A.], 1898:17, Pl. 9] Notes: [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology) v. 1 (fasc. 1); ref. 542] Upoto, Upper Congo River, Democratic Republic of Congo, about 2°N, 21°30'E. Current status: Valid as Genyomyrus donnyi Boulenger, 1898. Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

GENUS Gnathonemus Gill, 1863 - elephantfishes [=Gnathonemus Gill [T. N.], 1863:444] Notes: [ref. 1670]. Masc. Mormyrus petersii Günther, 1862. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Gnathonemus Gill, 1863 -- (Taverne 1972:168 [ref. 6367], Gosse 1984:71 [ref. 6169], Bigorne in Lévêque et al. 1990:135 [ref. 21589], Poll & Gosse 1995:135 [ref. 24781], Hilton 2003:90 [ref. 26584], Hopkins et al. 2007:277 [ref. 30019]). Current status: Valid as Gnathonemus Gill, 1863. Mormyridae.

Species Gnathonemus barbatus Poll, 1967 - Angolan mormyrud (author) [=Gnathonemus barbatus Poll [M.], 1967:75, Fig. 25] Notes: [Publicações Culturais, Companhia de Diamantes de Angola (DIAMANG), Lisboa No. 75; ref. 3528] Caluango, Camaloa River, tributary of Luangue River, Angola. Current status: Valid as Gnathonemus barbatus Poll, 1967. Mormyridae. Distribution: Southern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Gnathonemus echidnorhynchus Pellegrin, 1924 - blunt-jawed elephantnose fish [=Gnathonemus echidnorhynchus Pellegrin [J.], 1924:5] Notes: [Revue Zoologique Africaine v. 12 (no. 1); ref. 17937] Kasaï River at Kamaiembi, Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Valid as Gnathonemus echidnorhynchus Pellegrin, 1924. Mormyridae. Distribution: Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Gnathonemus longibarbis (Hilgendorf, 1888) - longnose stonebasher [=Mormyrus longibarbis Hilgendorf [F. M.], 1888:78] Notes: [Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1888; ref. 2168] Lake Ukerewe, Victoria Nyanaza [Kagehi or Kageyi, east of Kayenze, southern shore of Lake Victoria, Mwanza district, Tanzania, 2°23'S, 33°06'E]. Current status: Valid as Gnathonemus longibarbis (Hilgendorf, 1888). Mormyridae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Victoria and Lake Tanganyika basins. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Gnathonemus petersii (Günther, 1862) - elephantnose fish [=Mormyrus petersii Günther [A.], 1862:64, Gnathonemus brevicaudatus Pellegrin [J.], 1919:206, Gnathonemus histrio Fowler [H. W.], 1936:250, Fig. 6] Notes: [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 28 (no. 1); ref. 18180] Old Calabar, Nigeria. Current status: Valid as Gnathonemus petersii (Günther, 1862). Mormyridae. Distribution: Western and central Africa. Habitat: freshwater. (brevicaudatus) [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 44; ref. 15224] Gribingui River, Congo. Current status: Synonym of Gnathonemus petersii (Günther, 1862). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater. (histrio) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 88; ref. 1424] Fort Sibut, Central African Republic [Ubangi-Shari]. Current status: Synonym of Gnathonemus petersii (Günther, 1862). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

GENUS Heteromormyrus Steindachner, 1866 - elephantfishes [=Heteromormyrus (subgenus of Mormyrus) Steindachner [F.], 1866:765] Notes: [ref. 18789]. Masc. Mormyrus pauciradiatus Steindachner, 1866. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Heteromormyrus Steindachner, 1866 -- (Taverne 1972:168 [ref. 6367], Gosse 1984:73 [ref. 6169], Poll & Gosse 1995:137 [ref. 24781]). Current status: Valid as Heteromormyrus Steindachner, 1866. Mormyridae.

Species Heteromormyrus pauciradiatus (Steindachner, 1866) - Steindachner's Angolan mormyrid (author) [=Mormyrus pauciradiatus Steindachner [F.], 1866:765, Pl. 13 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 16; ref. 18789] Angola. Current status: Valid as Heteromormyrus pauciradiatus (Steindachner, 1866). Mormyridae. Distribution: Angola. Habitat: freshwater.

GENUS Hippopotamyrus Pappenheim, 1906 - elephantfishes [=Hippopotamyrus Pappenheim [P.], 1906:260, Paramyomyrus Pellegrin [J.], 1927:297] Notes: [ref. 3360]. Masc. Hippopotamyrus castor Pappenheim, 1906. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Hippopotamyrus Pappenheim, 1906 – (Myers 1960:124 [ref. 3128], Taverne 1972:170 [ref. 6367], Gosse 1984:73 [ref. 6169], Lévêque & Bigorne 1985 [ref. 5160], Lévêque et al. 1989:114 [ref. 26480], Bigorne in Lévêque et al. 1990:148 [ref. 21589], Paugy et al. 1990:336 [ref. 26477], Poll & Gosse 1995:137 [ref. 24781], Seegers 1996:66 [ref. 23725], Dankwa et al. 1999:15 [ref. 28023], Lavoué et al. 2003:288 [ref. 29517], Kramer et al. 2004:1 [ref. 27728], Hopkins et al. 2007:291 [ref. 30019], Kramer & Swartz 2010:2213, 2229 [ref. 30915], Kramer & Van der Bank 2011:2669 [ref. 31546], Marshall 2011:40 [ref. 31755], Marshall 2011:47 [ref. 31755]). Current status: Valid as Hippopotamyrus Pappenheim, 1906. Mormyridae. (Paramyomyrus) [ref. 3407]. Masc. Paramyomyrus aequipinnis Pellegrin, 1927. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Hippopotamyrus Pappenheim, 1906 -- (Myers 1960:124 [ref. 3128], Taverne 1972:170 [ref. 6367], Gosse 1984:73 [ref. 6169]). Current status: Synonym of Hippopotamyrus Pappenheim, 1906. Mormyridae.

Species Hippopotamyrus aelsbroecki (Poll, 1945) - Elizabethville mormyrid (author) [=Gnathonemus aelsbroecki Poll [M.], 1945:46, Fig. 4] Notes: [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 39 (no. 1); ref. 13133] Elisabethville [Lubumbashi], Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Valid as Hippopotamyrus aelsbroecki (Poll, 1945). Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Hippopotamyrus ansorgii (Boulenger, 1905) - slender stonebasher [=Marcusenius ansorgii Boulenger [G. A.], 1905:457] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 15 (no. 89); ref. 15344] Between Benguella and Bihé, Angola. Current status: Valid as Hippopotamyrus ansorgii (Boulenger, 1905). Mormyridae. Distribution: Southern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Hippopotamyrus castor Pappenheim, 1906 - Lokundi mormyrid (author) [=Hippopotamyrus castor Pappenheim [P.], 1906:260, Paramyomyrus aequipinnis Pellegrin [J.], 1927:297] Notes: [Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1906 (no. 10); ref. 3360] Lokundi River near Bipindi, Cameroon. Current status: Valid as Hippopotamyrus castor Pappenheim, 1906. Mormyridae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater. (aequipinnis) [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 52 (for 1927); ref. 3407] Sanaga River at Nanga Eboko, Cameroon. Current status: Synonym of Hippopotamyrus castor Pappenheim, 1906. Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Hippopotamyrus grahami (Norman, 1928) - Graham's stonebasher [=Marcusenius grahami Norman [J. R.], 1928:105] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 10) v. 2 (no. 7); ref. 15865] Near mouth of Kagera River, 0°57'30"S, 31°46'30"E, Lake Victoria [Victoria Nyanza]. Current status: Valid as Hippopotamyrus grahami (Norman, 1928). Mormyridae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Victoria basin. Habitat: freshwater. Species Hippopotamyrus harringtoni (Boulenger, 1905) - Harrington's stonebasher (author) [=Marcusenius harringtoni Boulenger [G. A.], 1905:457] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 15 (no. 89); ref. 17095] White Nile River, Sudan. Current status: Valid as Hippopotamyrus harringtoni (Boulenger, 1905). Mormyridae. Distribution: Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Hippopotamyrus longilateralis Kramer & Swartz, 2010 - Cunene River stonebasher (author) [=Hippopotamyrus longilateralis Kramer [B.] & Swartz [E. R.], 2010:2231, Fig. 1A] Notes: [Journal of Natural History v. 44 (no. 36); ref. 30915] Above Epupa Falls, Cunene River, on the Namibian/Angolan border, 17°00'07"S, 013°14'57"E, elevation about 600 meters. Current status: Valid as Hippopotamyrus longilateralis Kramer & Swartz, 2010. Mormyridae. Distribution: Cunene River, in the Namibian/Angolan border area. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Hippopotamyrus macroterops (Boulenger, 1920) - Poko stonebasher (author) [=Marcusenius macroterops Boulenger [G. A.], 1920:12] Notes: [Annales du Musée du Congo Belge Sér. C (Zoologie) (Sér. 1) v. 2 (fasc. 4); ref. 587] Poko, Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Valid as Hippopotamyrus macroterops (Boulenger, 1920). Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Hippopotamyrus pappenheimi (Boulenger, 1910) - Pappenheim's stonebasher (author) [=Marcusenius pappenheimi Boulenger [G. A.], 1910:540] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 6 (no. 36); ref. 577] Quanza River at Cunga, Angola. Current status: Valid as Hippopotamyrus pappenheimi (Boulenger, 1910). Mormyridae. Distribution: Southern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Hippopotamyrus paugyi Lévêque & Bigorne, 1985 - Kolente stonebasher (author) [=Hippopotamyrus paugyi Lévêque [C.] & Bigorne [R.], 1985:178, Fig. 3] Notes: [Cybium v. 9 (no. 2); ref. 5160] Kolenté River, Kolenté, Guinea. Current status: Valid as Hippopotamyrus paugyi Lévêque & Bigorne, 1985. Mormyridae. Distribution: Western Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Hippopotamyrus pictus (Marcusen, 1864) - Marcusen's mormyrid (author) [=Petrocephalus pictus Marcusen [J.], 1864:153] Notes: [Mémoires de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St. Pétersbourg (5. Série) v. 7 (no. 4); ref. 2888] White Nile River, Sudan. Current status: Valid as Hippopotamyrus pictus (Marcusen, 1864). Mormyridae. Distribution: Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Hippopotamyrus szaboi Kramer et al., 2004 - Upper Zambezi mormyrid (author) [=Hippopotamyrus szaboi Kramer [B.], van der Bank [F. H.] & Wink [M.], 2004:6, Figs. 1A-B.] Notes: [Zoologica Scripta v. 33 (no. 1); ref. 27728] Rocks in middle of river at Katima Mulilo, 17°29'30"S, 24°16'18"E, Upper Zambezi River system, Namibia. Current status: Valid as Hippopotamyrus szaboi Kramer, van der Bank & Wink, 2004. Mormyridae. Distribution: Upper Zambezi River System, Namibia and (?) Zimbabwe. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Hippopotamyrus weeksii (Boulenger, 1902) - Weeks' mormyrid (author) [=Marcusenius weeksii Boulenger [G. A.], 1902:24, Pl. 7 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology) v. 2 (fasc. 2); ref. 562] Monsembé, Upper Congo River. Current status: Valid as Hippopotamyrus weeksii (Boulenger, 1902). Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater

GENUS Hyperopisus Gill, 1862 - elephantfishes [=Hyperopisus Gill [T. N.], 1862:139, Phagrus Marcusen [J.], 1864:111, 142] Notes: [ref. 1661]. Masc. Mormyrus dorsalis Geoffroy St. Hilaire, 1809. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Hyperopisus Gill, 1862 -- (Taverne 1972:55 [ref. 6367] but with wrong type species, Gosse 1984:77 [ref. 6169], Lévêque et al. 1989:114 [ref. 26480], Bigorne in Lévêque et al. 1990:132 [ref. 21589], Poll & Gosse 1995:131 [ref. 24781]). Current status: Valid as Hyperopisus Gill, 1862. Mormyridae. (Phagrus) [ref. 2888]. Masc. Mormyrus dorsalis Geoffroy St. Hilaire, 1809. Type by monotypy. Defined as a subgenus but unnamed in Marcusen 1854:6 [43], 14 [51] [ref. 2887]. •Synonym of Hyperopisus Gill, 1862 -- (Gosse 1984:77 [ref. 6169]). Current status: Synonym of Hyperopisus Gill, 1862. Mormyridae.

Species Hyperopisus bebe (Lacépède, 1803) - Bebe mormyrid (author) [=Mormyrus bebe Lacepède [B. G. E.], 1803:619, 622, Hyperopisus bebe chariensis Blache [J.], 1964:28, Fig. 3, Mormyrus dorsalis Geoffroy St. Hilaire [E.], 1809:[269], Pl. 8 (figs. 1-2), Hyperopisus occidentalis Günther [A.], 1866:223, Hyperopisus tenuicauda Pellegrin [J.], 1904:312] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 5; ref. 4930] Nile River, Egypt. Current status: Valid as Hyperopisus bebe (Lacepède, 1803). Mormyridae. Distribution: Africa. Habitat: freshwater. (chariensis) [Mémoires de l'ORSTOM (Office de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique Outre-Mer) No. 4; ref. 7943] Lake Chad basin. Current status: Synonym of Hyperopisus bebe (Lacepède, 1803). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater (dorsalis) [Poissons du Nil v. 1 (part 1); ref. 4182] Nile River, Egypt. Current status: Synonym of Hyperopisus bebe (Lacepède, 1803). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater. (occidentalis) [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 6; ref. 1983] Niger, western Africa. Current status: Synonym of Hyperopisus bebe (Lacepède, 1803). Mormyridae. Distribution: Western Africa. Habitat: freshwater. (tenuicauda) [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 10 (no. 6); ref. 15195] Fort-Archambault [Sarh], Chari River, Chad. Current status: Synonym of Hyperopisus bebe (Lacepède, 1803). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

GENUS Isichthys Gill, 1863 - elephantfishes [=Isichthys Gill [T. N.], 1863:444] Notes: [ref. 1670]. Masc. Isichthys henryi Gill, 1863. Type by monotypy. In error as Isistius in Sauvage 1884:207; there is no evidence that this was an emendation, and it should be regarded as an incorrect subsequent spelling of Isichthys. Misspelled Isitchthys by Pellegrin 1921:635 [ref. 30437]. •Valid as Isichthys Gill, 1863 -- (Taverne 1972:71 [ref. 6367], Gosse 1984:79 [ref. 6169], Lévêque et al. 1989:114 [ref. 26480], Bigorne in Lévêque et al. 1990:136 [ref. 21589], Paugy et al. 1990:336 [ref. 26477], Poll & Gosse 1995:131 [ref. 24781], Hopkins et al. 2007:265 [ref. 30019]). Current status: Valid as Isichthys Gill, 1863. Mormyridae.

Species Isichthys henryi Gill, 1863 - Henry's mormyrid (author) [=Isichthys henryi Gill [T. N.], 1863:444, Mormyrus cobitiformis Peters [W. (C. H.)], 1882:72] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14 (no. 9 [2nd]); ref. 1670] Unknown locality, probably Liberia. Current status: Valid as Isichthys henryi Gill, 1863. Mormyridae. Distribution: West-central Africa. Habitat: freshwater. (cobitiformis) [Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1882; ref. 18547] Tooxlong River, West Africa. Current status: Synonym of Isichthys henryi Gill, 1863. Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

GENUS Ivindomyrus Taverne & Géry, 1975 - elephantfishes [=Ivindomyrus Taverne [L.] & Géry [J.], 1975:555] Notes: [ref. 4348]. Masc. Ivindomyrus opdenboschi Taverne & Géry, 1975. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Ivindomyrus Taverne & Géry, 1975 -- (Gosse 1984:79 [ref. 6169], Poll & Gosse 1995:137 [ref. 24781], Hopkins et al. 2007:317 [ref. 30019]). Current status: Valid as Ivindomyrus Taverne & Géry, 1975. Mormyridae.

Species Ivindomyrus opdenboschi Taverne & Géry, 1975 - Ivindo mormyrid (author) [=Ivindomyrus opdenboschi Taverne [L.] & Géry [J.], 1975:556, Fig.] Notes: [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 89 (no. 3); ref. 4348] Ivindo River, Gabon, Makokou. Current status: Valid as Ivindomyrus opdenboschi Taverne & Géry, 1975. Mormyridae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Gabon and Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Ivindomyrus marchei (Sauvage, 1879) - Ogooue mormyrid (author) [=Petrocephalus marchei Sauvage [H. E.], 1879:100 [11], Petrocephalus marchii Boulenger [G. A.], 1899:792] Notes: [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 3; ref. 3881] Ogooué River at Doumé, Gabon. Current status: Valid as Ivindomyrus marchei (Sauvage, 1879). Mormyridae. Distribution: West-central Africa. Habitat: freshwater. (marchii) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1898 (pt 4); ref. 17092] Current status: Synonym of Ivindomyrus marchei (Sauvage, 1879). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

GENUS Marcusenius Gill, 1862 - elephantfishes [=Marcusenius Gill [T. N.], 1862:139] Notes: [ref. 1661]. Masc. Mormyrus anguilloides Linnaeus, 1758. Type by subsequent designation. Gill (1862:139) described M. brachistius and included with it anguilloides, tuckeri and zambanenje, but in key on same page (in error) associated cyprinoides with Marcusenius as the implied type, with anguilloides in Mormyrops. Gill 1863:44 designated anguilloides as type. Treated as valid as Marcusensius Gill, 1862 -- (Taverne 1972:165 [ref. 6367], but apparently with wrong type). •Valid as Marcusenius Gill, 1862 -- (Bigorne & Paugy 1990 [ref. 13599], Lévêque et al. 1989:114 [ref. 26480], Paugy & Bénech 1989:299 [ref. 26478], Bigorne in Lévêque et al. 1990:137 [ref. 21589], Paugy et al. 1990:336 [ref. 26477], Poll & Gosse 1995:137 [ref. 24781], Seegers 1996:67 [ref. 23725], Boden et al. 1997:1161 [ref. 23218], Dankwa et al. 1999:15 [ref. 28023], Kramer et al. 2007:647 [ref. 29168], Hopkins et al. 2007:281 [ref. 30019], Marshall 2011:50 [ref. 31755], Kramer 2013:105 [ref. 32737], Kramer & Wink 2013:7 [2333] [ref. 32824], Maake et al. 2014:455 [ref. 33223]). Current status: Valid as Marcusenius Gill, 1862. Mormyridae.

Species Marcusenius abadii (Boulenger, 1901) - Djebba mormyrid (author) [=Gnathonemus abadii Boulenger [G. A.], 1901:80, Gnathonemus gilli Boulenger [G. A.], 1904:198, Pl. 7 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 7 (no. 37); ref. 14747] Djebba, Upper Niger. Current status: Valid as Marcusenius abadii (Boulenger, 1901). Mormyridae. Distribution: Western Africa. Habitat: freshwater. (gilli) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1904, v. 1 (pt 1); ref. 15111] Assay, southern Nigeria. Current status: Synonym of Marcusenius abadii (Boulenger, 1901). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Marcusenius altisambesi Kramer et al., 2007 - bulldog [=Marcusenius altisambesi Kramer [B.], Skelton [P. H.], van der Bank [F. H.] & Wink [M.], 2007:681, Fig. 1K] Notes: [Journal of Natural History v. 41 (9-12); ref. 29168] Caprivi Strip, Upper Zambezi River at Lisikili, Namibia. Current status: Valid as Marcusenius altisambesi Kramer, Skelton, van der Bank & Wink, 2007. Mormyridae. Distribution: Upper Zambeziand Okavango River systems, Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Marcusenius angolensis (Boulenger, 1905) - Quanza mormyrid (author) [=Gnathonemus angolensis Boulenger [G. A.], 1905:458] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 15 (no. 89); ref. 15344] Quanza River, Angola. Current status: Valid as Marcusenius angolensis (Boulenger, 1905). Mormyridae. Distribution: Angola. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Marcusenius annamariae (Parenzan, 1939) - Annamaria mormyrid (author) [=Gnathonemus annamariae Parenzan [P.], 1939:160, Figs. 7-8] Notes: [Bollettino di Pesca, Piscicoltura e Idrobiologia v. 15 (no. 2); ref. 13590] Lake Regina Margherita, southern Ethiopia. Current status: Valid as Marcusenius annamariae (Parenzan, 1939). Mormyridae. Distribution: Ethiopia. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Marcusenius bentleyi (Boulenger, 1897) - Bentley's mormyrid (author) [=Mormyrus bentleyi Boulenger [G. A.], 1897:426] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 20 (no. 119); ref. 14629] Stanley [Boyoma] Falls, Upper Congo River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Valid as Marcusenius bentleyi (Boulenger, 1897). Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Marcusenius brucii (Boulenger, 1910) - Ogun mormyrid (author) [=Gnathonemus brucii Boulenger [G. A.], 1910:425] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 6 (no. 34); ref. 14430] Ogun River at Aro, Lagos State, southern Nigeria. Current status: Valid as Marcusenius brucii (Boulenger, 1910). Mormyridae. Distribution: West-central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Marcusenius caudisquamatus Maake et al., 2014 - Mhlatuze mormyrid (author) [=Marcusenius caudisquamatus Maake [P. A.], Gon [O.] & Swartz [E. R.], 2014:466, Fig. 2c] Notes: [Zootaxa 3780 (no. 3); ref. 33223] Mhlatuze River, under the bridge on road R102, South Africa, 28°50'44.2"S, 31°51'59.6"E. Current status: Valid as Marcusenius caudisquamatus Maake, Gon & Swartz, 2014. Mormyridae. Distribution: Nseleni and the Mhlatuze rivers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Habitat: freshwater. Species Marcusenius cuangoanus (Poll, 1967) - Zovo mormyrid (author) [=Gnathonemus cuangoanus Poll [M.], 1967:79, Fig. 27] Notes: [Publicações Culturais, Companhia de Diamantes de Angola (DIAMANG), Lisboa No. 75; ref. 3528] Zovo, Uamba River, tributary of Cuango River, Angola. Current status: Valid as Marcusenius cuangoanus (Poll, 1967). Mormyridae. Distribution: Southern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Marcusenius cyprinoides (Linnaeus, 1758) - thicklipped fish, trunkfish [=Mormyrus cyprinoides Linnaeus [C.], 1758:327, Mormyrus abbreviatus Valenciennes [A.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1847:270, Gnathonemus cyprinoides var. elongata Pellegrin [J.], 1927:299, Mormyrus elongatus Rüppell [W. P. E. S.], 1832:9, Pl. 2 (fig. 1), Mormyrus labiatus Geoffroy St. Hilaire [E.], 1809:[267], Pl. 7 (fig. 1), Mormyrus salahie Lacepède [B. G. E.], 1803:619, 622] Notes: [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Nile River. Current status: Valid as Marcusenius cyprinoides (Linnaeus, 1758). Mormyridae. Distribution: Nile River, Africa. Habitat: freshwater. (abbreviatus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 19; ref. 4883] Nile River, Egypt. Current status: Synonym of Marcusenius cyprinoides (Linnaeus, 1758). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater. (elongata) [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 52 (for 1927); ref. 3407] Lake Chad, Soueïram, Cameroon. Current status: Synonym of Marcusenius cyprinoides (Linnaeus, 1758). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater. (elongatus) [Fortsetzung der Beschreibung und Abbildung meherer neuer Fische; ref. 18643] Cairo, Egypt. Current status: Synonym of Marcusenius cyprinoides (Linnaeus, 1758). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater. (labiatus) [Poissons du Nil v. 1 (part 1); ref. 4182] Nile River, Egypt. Current status: Synonym of Marcusenius cyprinoides (Linnaeus, 1758). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater. (salahie) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 5; ref. 4930] Cairo, Egypt. Current status: Synonym of Marcusenius cyprinoides (Linnaeus, 1758). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Marcusenius deboensis (Daget, 1954) - Debo mormyrid (author) [=Gnathonemus deboensis Daget [J.], 1954:87, Fig. 22] Notes: [Mémoires de l'Institut français d'Afrique Noire No. 36; ref. 11989] Lake Debo, Upper Niger, western Africa. Current status: Valid as Marcusenius deboensis (Daget, 1954). Mormyridae. Distribution: West-central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Marcusenius desertus Kramer et al., 2016 - Cunene elephantfish (author) [=Marcusenius desertus Kramer [L. B.], van der Bank [F. H.] & Wink [M.], 2016:6, Figs. 2Aa, 2Ab, 2B] Notes: [African Journal of Aquatic Science v. 41 (no. 1); ref. 34331] Lowest part of the Cunene River close to its mouth, Namibia, 17°15'29.3"S, 11°45'55.0"E. Current status: Valid as Marcusenius desertus Kramer, van der Bank & Wink, 2016. Mormyridae. Distribution: Mouth of the Cunene River, Namibia. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Marcusenius devosi Kramer et al., 2007 - Wenje mormyrid (author) [=Marcusenius devosi Kramer [B.], Skelton [P. H.], van der Bank [F. H.] & Wink [M.], 2007:686, 1G] Notes: [Journal of Natural History v. 41 (9-12); ref. 29168] Lower Tana River near village Wenje, 1°52'38.1"S, 40°08'22.5"E, Kenya. Current status: Valid as Marcusenius devosi Kramer, Skelton, van der Bank & Wink, 2007. Mormyridae. Distribution: Tana River, Kenya. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Marcusenius dundoensis (Poll, 1967) - Dundo mormyrid (author) [=Gnathonemus dundoensis Poll [M.], 1967:81, Fig. 28] Notes: [Publicações Culturais, Companhia de Diamantes de Angola (DIAMANG), Lisboa No. 75; ref. 3528] Near Dundo, Sanga River, tributary of Luachimo River, Angola. Current status: Valid as Marcusenius dundoensis (Poll, 1967). Mormyridae. Distribution: Southern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Marcusenius friteli (Pellegrin, 1904) - Alima mormyrid (author) [=Gnathonemus friteli Pellegrin [J.], 1904:440] Notes: [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 10 (no. 7); ref. 15196] Alima River, Diélé, Congo basin. Current status: Valid as Marcusenius friteli (Pellegrin, 1904). Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater

Species Marcusenius furcidens (Pellegrin, 1920) - Ivory Coast mormyrid (author) [=Gnathonemus furcidens Pellegrin [J.], 1920:117] Notes: [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 45; ref. 15246] Ivory Coast. Current status: Valid as Marcusenius furcidens (Pellegrin, 1920). Mormyridae. Distribution: Western Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Marcusenius fuscus (Pellegrin, 1901) - fuscus mormyrid (author) [=Gnathonemus fuscus Pellegrin [J.], 1901:328] Notes: [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 7 (no. 7); ref. 14887] Congo. Current status: Valid as Marcusenius fuscus (Pellegrin, 1901). Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Marcusenius ghesquierei (Poll, 1945) - Busira mormyrid (author) [=Gnathonemus ghesquierei Poll [M.], 1945:45, Fig. 3] Notes: [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 39 (no. 1); ref. 13133] Busira River, region of Eala, 0°15'S, 18°59'E, Congo River basin, Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Valid as Marcusenius ghesquierei (Poll, 1945). Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Marcusenius gracilis Kramer, 2013 - Comoe mormyrid (author) [=Marcusenius gracilis Kramer [B.], 2013:123, Fig. 2E] Notes: [Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology v. 46 (no. 2); ref. 32737] Comoé River, Kafolo, Mouches Tsété, 9°356'N, 4°19'W. Ivory Coast. Current status: Valid as Marcusenius gracilis Kramer, 2013. Mormyridae. Distribution: Ivory Coast. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Marcusenius greshoffii (Schilthuis, 1891) - Greshoff's mormyrid (author) [=Mormyrus greshoffii Schilthuis [L.], 1891:90, Pl. 6 (fig. 3)] Notes: [Tijdschrift der Nederlandsche Dierkundige Vereeniging, Ser. 2 v. 3; ref. 3925] Kinshasa, Stanley Pool, upper Congo River near Brazzaville, Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Valid as Marcusenius greshoffii (Schilthuis, 1891). Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Marcusenius intermedius Pellegrin, 1924 - Kasai mormyrid (author) [=Marcusenius intermedius Pellegrin, [J.] 1924:2] Notes: [Revue Zoologique Africaine v. 12 (no. 1); ref. 17937] Kasaï River at Kabambaie, 5°45'S, 20°49'E, Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Valid as Marcusenius intermedius Pellegrin, 1924. Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater. Species Marcusenius kaninginii Kisekelwa et al., 2016 - Lowa elephantfish (author) [=Marcusenius kaninginii Kisekelwa [T.], Boden [G.], Snoeks [J.] & Vreven [E. J.], 2016:345, Figs. 5, 7a] Notes: [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 26 (no. 4); ref. 34365] Lowa River, Walikale, upstream waterfall and Lowa bridge in Walikale city, Lowa River basin, Democratic Republic of Congo, 1°25'53"S, 28°04'27"E. Current status: Valid as Marcusenius kaninginii Kisekelwa, Boden, Snoeks & Vreven, 2016. Mormyridae. Distribution: Middle Lowa River basin, Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Marcusenius krameri Maake et al., 2014 - Kramer's mormyrid (author) [=Marcusenius krameri Maake [P. A.], Gon [O.] & Swartz [E. R.], 2014:469, Fig. 2b] Notes: [Zootaxa 3780 (no. 3); ref. 33223] Mogalakwena River (also known as the Nyl), Modimolle town, Pretoria Street, above a drift, Limpopo River system, South Africa, 24°42'04.2"S, 28°24'40.8"E. Current status: Valid as Marcusenius krameri Maake, Gon & Swartz, 2014. Mormyridae. Distribution: Limpopo River and several of its tributaries, ranging from the Matlabas River in the west to the Olifants River in the east, South Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Marcusenius kutuensis (Boulenger, 1899) - Kutu Island mormyrid (author) [=Gnathonemus kutuensis Boulenger [G. A.], 1899:74, Pl. 33 (fig. 5)] Notes: [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology) v. 1 (fasc. 4); ref. 549] Lake Leopold II, Kutu Island, 2°44'S, 18°08'E, Zaira. Current status: Valid as Marcusenius kutuensis (Boulenger, 1899). Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Marcusenius leopoldianus (Boulenger, 1899) - Ibali Island mormyrid (author) [=Gnathonemus leopoldianus Boulenger [G. A.], 1899:72, Pl. 33 (fig. 3)] Notes: [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology) v. 1 (fasc. 4); ref. 549] Ibali Island, Lake Leopold II, Congo. Current status: Valid as Marcusenius leopoldianus (Boulenger, 1899). Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Marcusenius livingstonii (Boulenger, 1899) - Livingston's bulldog [=Gnathonemus livingstonii Boulenger [G. A.], 1899:803, Gnathonemus nyasensis Worthington [E. B.], 1933:295, Fig. 2] Notes: [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1898 (pt 4); ref. 17092] Ruvuma River, Tanzania (and border to Mozambique). Current status: Valid as Marcusenius livingstonii (Boulenger, 1899). Mormyridae. Distribution: Eastern Africa. Habitat: freshwater. (nyasensis) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Part 2; ref. 16532] Bar House and Southwest Arm, Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa. Current status: Synonym of Marcusenius livingstonii (Boulenger, 1899). Mormyridae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Malawi. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Marcusenius lumcombesi Maake et al., 2014 - Lucombe mormyrid (author) [=Marcusenius lucombesi Maake [P. A.], Gon [O.] & Swartz [E. R.], 2014:471, Fig. 2d] Notes: [Zootaxa 3780 (no. 3); ref. 33223] Lucombe River, Lucombe stream pools, Nyati Road, Niassa Game Reserve, Ruvuma River system, Mozambique, 12°5'15"S, 37°33'38"E. Current status: Valid as Marcusenius lucombesi Maake, Gon & Swartz, 2014. Mormyridae. Distribution: Lucombe River and its small tributary streams, Nakajambo River, both tributaries of the Ruvuma River system within the Niassa Game Reserve, Mozambique. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Marcusenius macrolepidotus (Peters, 1852) - bulldog [=Mormyrus macrolepidotus Peters [W. (C. H.)], 1852:275, Gnathonemus graeverti Steindachner [F.] 1914:536, Gnathonemus moeruensis Boulenger [G. A.] 1915:163, Gnathonemus form okavangensis Pappenheim [P.] 1907:354, Gnathonemus rhodesianus Määr [A.] 1962:781, Fig. 2] Notes: [Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preuss[ischen] Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1852; ref. 18539] Tette, Mozambique. Current status: Valid as Marcusenius macrolepidotus (Peters, 1852). Mormyridae. Distribution: Central and southern Africa. Habitat: freshwater. (graeverti) [Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien v. 51 (no. 25); ref. 18910] Kiperege, Great Ruaha River, Tanzania. Current status: Synonym of Marcusenius macrolepidotus (Peters, 1852). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater. (moeruensis) [Revue Zoologique Africaine v. 4 (fasc. 2); ref. 15086] Lake Moero [Lake Mweru] ,Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Synonym of Marcusenius macrolepidotus (Peters, 1852). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater. (okavangensis) [Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin v. 3 (no. 3); ref. 15162] Current status: Synonym of Marcusenius macrolepidotus (Peters, 1852). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater. (rhodesianus) [Occasional Papers of the National Museums of Southern Rhodesia. B, Natural sciences. v. 3 (no. 26B); ref. 6047] Lake McIlwaine [now Lake Chivero], Tiber Bay, 25 miles south of Salisbury, Zimbabwe, depth 15 feet. Current status: Synonym of Marcusenius macrolepidotus (Peters, 1852). Mormyridae. Distribution: Southern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Marcusenius macrophthalmus (Pellegrin, 1924) - Tshikapa mormyrid (author) [=Gnathonemus macrophthalmus Pellegrin [J.], 1924:6] Notes: [Revue Zoologique Africaine v. 12 (no. 1); ref. 17937] Kasaï River at Tshikapa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Valid as Marcusenius macrophthalmus (Pellegrin, 1924). Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Marcusenius mento (Boulenger, 1890) - mento mormyrid (author) [=Mormyrus mento Boulenger [G. A.], 1890:193] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 6 (no. 32); ref. 17024] Gabon. Current status: Valid as Marcusenius mento (Boulenger, 1890). Mormyridae. Distribution: West-central Africa; also introduced in some areas of Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Marcusenius meronai Bigorne & Paugy, 1990 - Sierra Leone mormyrid (author) [=Marcusenius meronai Bigorne [R.] & Paugy [D.], 1990:34, Fig. 3] Notes: [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 1 (no. 1); ref. 13599] Rokel at Kondembaya, about 9°21'N, 11°33'E, Sierra Leone. Current status: Valid as Marcusenius meronai Bigorne & Paugy, 1990. Mormyridae. Distribution: Western Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Marcusenius monteiri (Günther, 1873) - Montein's bulldog [=Mormyrus monteiri Günther [A.], 1873:144] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 12 (no. 68); ref. 2003] Boma, Congo River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Valid as Marcusenius monteiri (Günther, 1873). Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Marcusenius moorii (Günther, 1867) - Talagouga mormyrid (author) [=Mormyrus moorii Günther [A.], 1867:116 [7], Mormyrus grandisquamis Peters [W. (C. H.)], 1876:250, Pl. (fig. 3), Gnathonemus lambouri Pellegrin [J.], 1904:439, Mormyrus lepturus Günther [A.], 1872:670, Pl. 69 (fig. B), Gnathonemus moorii longulus David [L.] & Poll [M.], 1937:203, Fig. 6, Marcusenius paucisquamatus Taverne [L.], Thys van den Audenaerde [D. F. E.] & Heymer [A.], 1976:872, Fig. 1] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 3) v. 20 (no. 116); ref. 1989] Talagouga, Ogowe, Gabon. Current status: Valid as Marcusenius moorii (Günther, 1867). Mormyridae. Distribution: Western and central Africa. Habitat: freshwater. (grandisquamis) [Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preuss[ischen] Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1876; ref. 10019] Ogowe, West Africa. Current status: Synonym of Marcusenius moorii (Günther, 1867). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater. (lambouri) [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 10 (no. 7); ref. 15196] Alima River, Dielé, Upper Congo. Current status: Synonym of Marcusenius moorii (Günther, 1867). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater. (lepturus) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1871 (pt 3); ref. 1997] Gabon. Current status: Synonym of Marcusenius moorii (Günther, 1867). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater. (longulus) [Annales du Musée du Congo Belge Sér. C (Zoologie) (Sér. 1) v. 3 (fasc. 5); ref. 1043] Bumba, Congo River basin, Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Synonym of Marcusenius moorii (Günther, 1867). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater. (paucisquamatus) [Revue Zoologique Africaine v. 90 (no. 4); ref. 7396] Nyong River, Ebogo, Cameroon Republic. Current status: Synonym of Marcusenius moorii (Günther, 1867). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Marcusenius multisquamatus Kramer & Wink, 2013 - Epupa Falls mormyrid (author) [=Marcusenius multisquamatus Kramer [B.] & Wink [M.], 2013:13 [2339], Fig. 4e] Notes: [Journal of Natural History v. 47 (nos. 35-36); ref. 32824] Cunene River: Epupa Falls, Hot Springs Campsite, estimated 300 meters upstream from the Falls, 17°00'07"S, 13°24'57"E, Namibia, elevation 600 meters. Current status: Valid as Marcusenius multisquamatus Kramer & Wink, 2013. Mormyridae. Distribution: Cunene River just above Epupa Falls, Angola/Nambia border. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Marcusenius ntemensis (Pellegrin, 1927) - Ntem mormyrid (author) [=Gnathonemus ntemensis Pellegrin [J.], 1927:298, Marcusenius conicephalus Taverne [L.], Thys van den Audenaerde [D. F. E.] & Heymer [A.], 1976:878, Fig. 4] Notes: [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 52 (for 1927); ref. 3407] Ntem River, Cameroon. Current status: Valid as Marcusenius ntemensis (Pellegrin, 1927). Mormyridae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Cameroon and Gabon. Habitat: freshwater. (conicephalus) [Revue Zoologique Africaine v. 90 (no. 4); ref. 7396] Aboulou Village, Kom River, tributary of Ntem River, Cameroon. Current status: Synonym of Marcusenius ntemensis (Pellegrin, 1927). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater. Species Marcusenius pongolensis (Fowler, 1934) - Southern bulldog [=Gnathonemus pongolensis Fowler [H. W.], 1934:419, Fig. 6] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 86; ref. 1419] Pongola River, Paulpietersburg District, South Africa. Current status: Valid as Marcusenius pongolensis (Fowler, 1934). Mormyridae. Distribution: Southeastern Africa: Limbopo River and tributaries. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Marcusenius sanagaensis Boden et al., 1997 - Cameroon mormyrid (author) [=Marcusenius sanagaensis Boden [G.], Teugels [G. G.] & Hopkins [C. D.], 1997:1661, Fig. 10] Notes: [Journal of Natural History v. 31 (no. 11); ref. 23218] Bankim, Mbam River, 6°05'N, 11°30'E, Cameroon. Current status: Valid as Marcusenius sanagaensis Boden, Teugels & Hopkins, 1997. Mormyridae. Distribution: Western Africa: Sanaga River basin, Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Marcusenius schilthuisiae (Boulenger, 1899) - Kutu mormyrid (author) [=Gnathonemus schilthuisiae Boulenger [G. A.], 1899:73, Pl. 33 (fig. 4)] Notes: [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology) v. 1 (fasc. 4); ref. 549] Kutu, Lake Léopold II; Stanley Pool, Congo River. Current status: Valid as Marcusenius schilthuisiae (Boulenger, 1899). Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Marcusenius senegalensis (Steindachner, 1870) - Senegalese mormyrid (author) [gracilis spp. trunkfish] [=Mormyrus senegalensis Steindachner [F.], 1870:551 [19], Pl. 4 (fig. 1), Gnathonemus elongatus Pfaff [J. R.], 1933:276, Fig. 1, Gnathonemus gambiensis Svensson [G. S. O.], 1933:34, Fig. 13, Gnathonemus gracilis Pellegrin [J.], 1922:221, Gnathonemus pfaffi Fowler [H. W.], 1958:8] Notes: [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 61 (1. Abth.); ref. 18768] Taoué and Dagana, Senegal, western Africa. Current status: Valid as Marcusenius senegalensis (Steindachner, 1870). Mormyridae. Distribution: Western Africa. Habitat: freshwater. (elongatus) [Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening, Kjøbenhavn. v. 94; ref. 16517] Kabara, Mali, East Africa. Current status: Synonym of Marcusenius senegalensis (Steindachner, 1870). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater. (gambiensis) [Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens handlingar. v. 12 (no. 3); ref. 16524] Current status: Synonym of Marcusenius senegalensis (Steindachner, 1870). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater. (gracilis) [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 47; ref. 15365] Gribingui River, Congo. Current status: Synonym of Marcusenius senegalensis (Steindachner, 1870). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater (pfaffi) [Notulae Naturae (Philadelphia) No. 310; ref. 1470] Kabara, Mali, East Africa, Niger. Current status: Synonym of Marcusenius senegalensis (Steindachner, 1870). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Marcusenius stanleyanus (Boulenger, 1897) - Boyoma mormyrid (author) [=Mormyrus stanleyanus Boulenger [G. A.], 1897:426] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 20 (no. 119); ref. 14629] Stanley [Boyoma] Falls, Upper Congo River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Valid as Marcusenius stanleyanus (Boulenger, 1897). Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Marcusenius thomasi (Boulenger, 1916) - Sherbo mormyrid (author) [=Gnathonemus thomasi Boulenger [G. A.], 1916:164, Fig. 108] Notes: [Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa v. 4; ref. 585] Northern Sherbo District, Sierra Leone. Current status: Valid as Marcusenius thomasi (Boulenger, 1916). Mormyridae. Distribution: Western Africa. Habitat: freshwater, brackish. Species Marcusenius ussheri (Günther, 1867) - Bossumprah mormyrid (author) [=Mormyrus ussheri Günther [A.], 1867:116 [7], Gnathonemus bruyerei Pellegrin [J.], 1904:441] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 3) v. 20 (no. 116); ref. 1989] Bossumprah River, Ghana. Current status: Valid as Marcusenius ussheri (Günther, 1867). Mormyridae. Distribution: Western Africa. Habitat: freshwater. (bruyerei) [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 10 (no. 7); ref. 15196] Ivory Coast. Current status: Synonym of Marcusenius ussheri (Günther, 1867). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Marcusenius victoriae (Worthington, 1929) - Victoria stonebasher [=Gnathonemus victoriae Worthington [E. B.], 1929:429, Fig. 1, Gnathonemus rheni Fowler [H. W.], 1936:250, Fig. 7] Notes: [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Pt 3; ref. 16064] Lakes Victoria, Kioga, and Kwania; Nile River, East Africa. Current status: Valid as Marcusenius victoriae (Worthington, 1929). Mormyridae. Distribution: Eastern Africa. Habitat: freshwater. (rheni) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 88; ref. 1424] Lake Victoria [Victoria Nyanza] at Kitala, Uganda. Current status: Synonym of Marcusenius victoriae (Worthington, 1929). Mormyridae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Victoria. Habitat: freshwater.

GENUS Mormyrops Müller, 1843 - elephantfishes [=Mormyrops Müller [J.], 1843:324, Oxyrhynchus Leach [J. K.], in Tuckey, 1818:410] Notes: [ref. 3063]. Masc. Mormyrus anguilloides of Geoffroy St. Hilaire (= Mormyrus anguilloides Linnaeus, 1758). Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Gill 1862:139 [ref. 1661]. •Valid as Mormyrops Müller, 1843 -- (Bigorne 1987 [ref. 20556], Lévêque et al. 1989:114 [ref. 26480], Paugy & Bénech 1989:299 [ref. 26478], Bigorne in Lévêque et al. 1990:153 [ref. 21589], Paugy et al. 1990:337 [ref. 26477], Poll & Gosse 1995:133 [ref. 24781], Dankwa et al. 1999:15 [ref. 28023], Hopkins et al. 2007:249 [ref. 30019], Marshall 2011:40 [ref. 31755]). Current status: Valid as Mormyrops Müller, 1843. Mormyridae. (Oxyrhynchus) [ref. 5023]. Masc. Oxyrhynchus deliciosus Leach, 1818. Type by monotypy. Treated incorrectly as a nomen oblitum (forgotten name) by Gosse 1984:91 in synonymy of Mormyrops Müller, 1843, Mormyrops also with problems; see account of Mormyrops. Original not seen; above from Fowler 1975 [ref. 9331]. •Synonym of Mormyrops Müller, 1843 -- (Taverne 1972:164 [ref. 6367]). Current status: Synonym of Mormyrops Müller, 1843. Mormyridae.

Species Mormyrops anguilloides (Linnaeus, 1758) - Cornish jack [=Mormyrus anguilloides Linnaeus [C.], 1758:327, Oxyrhynchus deliciosus Leach [W. E.], in Tuckey, 1818:410, Mormyrus dendera Lacepède [B. G. E.], 1803:619, 621, Mormyrus herse Sonnini [C. S.], 1799:Pl. 22 (fig. 1), Mormyrus herse Lacepède [B. G. E.], 1803:620, 622, Mormyrops longiceps Günther [A.], 1867:117 [8], Mormyrus (Mormyrops) swanenburgi Schilthuis [L.], 1891:91, Mormyrus tuckeyi Valenciennes [A.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1847:263, Mormyrops anguilloides voltae Roman [B.], 1966:36, Pl. 6 (fig. 11), Mormyrus zambanenje Peters [W. (C. H.)], 1852:275] Notes: [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Nile River. Current status: Valid as Mormyrops anguilloides (Linnaeus, 1758). Mormyridae. Distribution: Africa: widespread. Habitat: freshwater. (deliciosus) [A general notice of the animals taken by Mr. John Cranch; ref. 5023] Congo River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Synonym of Mormyrops anguilloides (Linnaeus, 1758). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater. (dendera) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 5; ref. 4930] Cairo, Egypt. Current status: Synonym of Mormyrops anguilloides (Linnaeus, 1758). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater. (herse) [Voyage dans la Haute et Basse Egypte v. 2; ref. 18738] Egypt. Current status: Synonym of Mormyrus anguilloides (Linnaeus, 1758). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater. (herse) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 5; ref. 4930] Nile River, Cairo, Egypt. Current status: Synonym of Mormyrus anguilloides Linnaeus, 1758. Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater. (longiceps) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 3) v. 20 (no. 116); ref. 1989] Bossumprah River, Ghana. Current status: Synonym of Mormyrops anguilloides (Linnaeus, 1758). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater. (swanenburgi) [Tijdschrift der Nederlandsche Dierkundige Vereeniging, Ser. 2 v. 3; ref. 3925] Kinshasa, Stanley Pool, upper Congo River near Brazzaville, Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Synonym of Mormyrops anguilloides (Linnaeus, 1758). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater. (tuckeyi) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 19; ref. 4883] Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Synonym of Mormyrops anguilloides (Linnaeus, 1758). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater. (voltae) [Annales, Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervoren, Sciences Zoologiques No. 150; ref. 9061] Kou River, tributary of the Black Volta, 30 kilometers north of Bobo-Dioulasso, West Africa. Current status: Synonym of Mormyrops anguilloides (Linnaeus, 1758). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater. (zambanenje) [Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preuss[ischen] Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1852; ref. 18539] Zambezi & Licuare River, Mozambique. Current status: Synonym of Mormyrops anguilloides (Linnaeus, 1758). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater

Species Mormyrops attenuatus Boulenger, 1898 - Upoto mormyrid (author) [=Mormyrops attenuatus Boulenger [G. A.], 1898:6, Pl. 1 (fig. 4)] Notes: [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology) v. 1 (fasc. 1); ref. 542] Upoto, Upper Congo River. Current status: Valid as Mormyrops attenuatus Boulenger, 1898. Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Mormyrops batesianus Boulenger, 1909 - Bumba mormyrid (author) [=Mormyrops batesianus Boulenger [G. A.], 1909:186] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 4 (no. 21); ref. 576] Bumba River at Assobam, southern Cameroon. Current status: Valid as Mormyrops batesianus Boulenger, 1909. Mormyridae. Distribution: Southern Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Mormyrops breviceps Steindachner, 1894 - Liberian elephantfish (author) [=Mormyrops breviceps Steindachner [F.], 1894:66, Pl. 1 (fig. 2), Mormyrops bougouribaensis Roman [B.], 1966:33, Pl. 1 (fig. 1), Mormyrops elongatus Norman [J. R.], 1935:215, Fig. 1] Notes: [Notes from the Leyden Museum v. 16 (nos 1-2, Note 1); ref. 4237] St. Paul River, Liberia. Current status: Valid as Mormyrops breviceps Steindachner, 1894. Mormyridae. Distribution: West-central Africa. Habitat: freshwater. (bougouribaensis) [Annales, Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervoren, Sciences Zoologiques No. 150; ref. 9061] Bougouriba River, tributary of the Black Volta, near Daragré, West Africa. Current status: Synonym of Mormyrops breviceps Steindachner, 1894. Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater. (elongatus) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 10) v. 15 (no. 86); ref. 13915] Ejura, Ashanti Forest, Ghana. Current status: Synonym of Mormyrops breviceps Steindachner, 1894. Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Mormyrops caballus Pellegrin, 1927 - Sanaga mormyrid (author) [=Mormyrops caballus Pellegrin [J.], 1927:296, Mormyrops bachrachi Holly [M.] 1930:197] Notes: [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 52 (for 1927); ref. 3407] Sanaga River at Nanga-Eboko and Nyong River at Dehane, Cameroon. Current status: Valid as Mormyrops caballus Pellegrin, 1927. Mormyridae. Distribution: West-central Africa. Habitat: freshwater. (bachrachi) [Sitzungsberichte, Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse v. 139 (Abt. 1) (nos. 3-4); ref. 2190] Cameroon. Current status: Synonym of Mormyrops caballus Pellegrin, 1927. Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Mormyrops citernii Vinciguerra, 1912 - Genale mormyrid (author) [=Mormyrops citernii Vinciguerra [D.], 1912:295 [3]] Notes: [Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova (Serie 3). v. 45; ref. 14989] Upper Genale River, Ethiopia. Current status: Valid as Mormyrops citernii Vinciguerra, 1912. Mormyridae. Distribution: Eastern Africa. Habitat: freshwater. Species Mormyrops curtus Boulenger, 1899 - Boma mormyrid (author) [=Mormyrops curtus Boulenger [G. A.], 1899:66, Pl. 32 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology) v. 1 (fasc. 4); ref. 549] Boma, Lower Congo River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Valid as Mormyrops curtus Boulenger, 1899. Mormyridae. Distribution: Lower Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Mormyrops curviceps Roman, 1966 - Bougouriba mormyrid (author) [=Mormyrops curviceps Roman [B.], 1966:34, Pl. 1 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Annales, Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervoren, Sciences Zoologiques No. 150; ref. 9061] Bougouriba River, tributary of the Black Volta, near Daragré, 10°56'N, 3°39'E, West Africa. Current status: Valid as Mormyrops curviceps Roman, 1966. Mormyridae. Distribution: Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Mormyrops engystoma Boulenger, 1898 - Matadi mormyrid (author) [=Mormyrops engystoma Boulenger [G. A.], 1898:3, Pl. 1 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology) v. 1 (fasc. 1); ref. 542] Matadi, Lower Congo River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Valid as Mormyrops engystoma Boulenger, 1898. Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Mormyrops furcidens Pellegrin, 1900 - Alima mormyrid (author) [=Mormyrops furcidens Pellegrin [J.], 1900:350] Notes: [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 6 (no. 7); ref. 6253] Diélé, Alima River, Congo. Current status: Valid as Mormyrops furcidens Pellegrin, 1900. Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Mormyrops intermedius Vinciguerra, 1928 - Rubi mormyrid (author) [=Mormyrops intermedius Vinciguerra [D.], 1928:7 [3]] Notes: [Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale `Giacomo Doria' v. 53; ref. 15879] Rubi River at Buta, Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Valid as Mormyrops intermedius Vinciguerra, 1928. Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Mormyrops lineolatus Boulenger, 1898 - lineolatus mormyrid (author) [=Mormyrops lineolatus Boulenger [G. A.], 1898:5, Pl. 2 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology) v. 1 (fasc. 1); ref. 542] Upoto, Upper Congo. Current status: Valid as Mormyrops lineolatus Boulenger, 1898. Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Mormyrops mariae (Schilthuis, 1891) - Kinshasa mormyrid (author) [=Mormyrus (Mormyrops) mariae Schilthuis [L.], 1891:92] Notes: [Tijdschrift der Nederlandsche Dierkundige Vereeniging, Ser. 2 v. 3; ref. 3925] Kinshasa, Stanley Pool, upper Congo River near Brazzaville, Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Valid as Mormyrops mariae (Schilthuis, 1891). Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Mormyrops masuianus Boulenger, 1898 - masuianus mormyrid (author) [=Mormyrops masuianus Boulenger [G. A.], 1898:4, Pl. 2 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology) v. 1 (fasc. 1); ref. 542] Upoto, Upper Congo. Current status: Valid as Mormyrops masuianus Boulenger, 1898. Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Mormyrops microstoma Boulenger, 1898 - New Antwerp mormyrid (author) [=Mormyrops microstoma Boulenger [G. A.], 1898:6, Pl. 1 (fig. 3)] Notes: [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology) v. 1 (fasc. 1); ref. 542] New Antwerp, Upper Congo. Current status: Valid as Mormyrops microstoma Boulenger, 1898. Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Mormyrops nigricans Boulenger, 1899 - Kutu mormyrid (author) [=Mormyrops nigricans Boulenger [G. A.], 1899:66, Pl. 32 (fig. 2), Mormyrops vaillanti Pellegrin [J.], 1899:362] Notes: [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology) v. 1 (fasc. 4); ref. 549] Kutu, Lake Leopold II, Upper Congo. Current status: Valid as Mormyrops nigricans Boulenger, 1899. Mormyridae. Distribution: Western and central Africa. Habitat: freshwater. (vaillanti) [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 5 (no. 7); ref. 18067] Diélé, Alima River, Congo. Current status: Synonym of Mormyrops nigricans Boulenger, 1899. Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Mormyrops oudoti Daget, 1954 - Bamako mormyrid (author) [=Mormyrops oudoti Daget [J.], 1954:81, Fig. 18] Notes: [Mémoires de l'Institut français d'Afrique Noire No. 36; ref. 11989] Bamako, upper Niger, Sudan. Current status: Valid as Mormyrops oudoti Daget, 1954. Mormyridae. Distribution: Western Africa. Habitat: freshwater

Species Mormyrops parvus Boulenger, 1899 - parvus mormyrid (author) [=Mormyrops parvus Boulenger [G. A.], 1899:65, Pl. 31 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology) v. 1 (fasc. 4); ref. 549] Boma, lower Congo River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Valid as Mormyrops parvus Boulenger, 1899. Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Mormyrops sirenoides Boulenger, 1898 - sirenoides mormyrid (author) [=Mormyrops sirenoides Boulenger [G. A.], 1898:4, Pl. 1 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology) v. 1 (fasc. 1); ref. 542] New Antwerp, Upper Congo. Current status: Valid as Mormyrops sirenoides Boulenger, 1898. Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater

Species Mormyrops zanclirostris (Gunther, 1867) - Pool elephantfish (author) [=Mormyrus zanclirostris Günther [A.], 1867:115 [6], Pl. 2 (fig. B)] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 3) v. 20 (no. 116) (art. 15); ref. 1989] Gabon. Current status: Valid as Mormyrops zanclirostris (Günther 1867). Mormyridae. Distribution: Western and central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

GENUS Mormyrus Linnaeus, 1758 - elephantfishes [=Mormyrus Linnaeus [C.], 1758:327, Mormyrodes Gill [T. N.], 1862:139, Scrophicephalus (subgenus of Mormyrus) Swainson [W.], 1838:309, Solenomormyrus Bleeker [P.], 1874:368] Notes: [ref. 2787]. Masc. Mormyrus cyprinoides Linnaeus, 1758. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan 1917:15 [ref. 2407], not caschive a pre-Linnaean name in synonymy and not available for type designation and not anguilloides; see Appendix A in Eschmeyer 1990 [ref. 20647]. On Official List (Opinion 77, Direction 56) with type correctly as cyprinoides. •Valid as Mormyrus Linnaeus, 1758 -- (Lévêque & Bigorne 1985 [ref. 5947], Roberts 1989 [ref. 12832], Paugy & Bénech 1989:299 [ref. 26478], Bigorne in Lévêque et al. 1990:126 [ref. 21589], Paugy et al. 1990:337 [ref. 26477], Poll & Gosse 1995:131 [ref. 24781], Seegers 1996:67 [ref. 23725], Dankwa et al. 1999:14 [ref. 28023], Lavoué et al. 2003:288 [ref. 29517], Hopkins et al 2007:261 [ref. 30019], Marshall 2011:43 [ref. 31755], Kramer 2012:1 [ref. 32485]). Current status: Valid as Mormyrus Linnaeus, 1758. Mormyridae. (Mormyrodes) [ref. 1661]. Masc. Mormyrus hasselquistii Valenciennes, 1847. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Mormyrus Linnaeus, 1758 -- (Taverne 1972:163 [ref. 6367], Gosse 1984:98 [ref. 6169]). Current status: Synonym of Mormyrus Linnaeus, 1758. Mormyridae. (Scrophicephalus) [ref. 4302]. Masc. Mormyrus longipinnis Rüppell, 1832. Type by monotypy. Dates to Swainson 1838:309 with one species mentioned (Scrophicephalus longipinnis of Swainson [= Mormyrus longipinnis Rüppell, 1832]). Also in Swainson 1839:187 [ref. 4303] without species and as a subgenus of Mormyrus; also as a subgenus in 1838:309 based on text. •Synonym of Mormyrus Linnaeus, 1758 -- (Taverne 1972:163 [ref. 6367]). Current status: Synonym of Mormyrus Linnaeus, 1758. Mormyridae. (Solenomormyrus) [ref. 435]. Masc. Centriscus niloticus Bloch & Schneider, 1801. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Misspelled Selenomormyrus in Zoological Record for 1874. •Synonym of Mormyrus Linnaeus, 1758 -- (Taverne 1972:163 [ref. 6367], Gosse 1984:98 [ref. 6169]). Current status: Synonym of Mormyrus Linnaeus, 1758. Mormyridae.

Species Mormyrus bernhardi Pellegrin, 1926 - Bernhard's elephant-snout fish [=Mormyrus bernhardi Pellegrin [J.], 1926:384] Notes: [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 51; ref. 15937] Nairobi, Kenya. Current status: Valid as Mormyrus bernhardi Pellegrin, 1926. Mormyridae. Distribution: Eastern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Mormyrus caballus Boulenger, 1898 - caballus mormyrid (author) [=Mormyrus caballus Boulenger [G. A.], 1898:16, Pl. 8 (fig. 1), Mormyrus asinus Boulenger [G. A.], 1915:163, Mormyrus bumbanus Boulenger [G. A.], 1909:186, Mormyrus curvifrons Pellegrin [J.], 1904:438, Mormyrus habereri Steindachner [F.], 1912:443, Mormyrus jae Boulenger [G. A.], 1914:384, Mormyrus caballus lualabae Reizer [C.], 1964:22, Pl. 2 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology) v. 1 (fasc. 1); ref. 542] Upoto, Congo. Current status: Valid as Mormyrus caballus Boulenger, 1898. Mormyridae. Distribution: West-central Africa. Habitat: freshwater. (asinus) [Revue Zoologique Africaine v. 4 (fasc. 2); ref. 15086] Lake Moero [Lake Mweru], Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Synonym of Mormyrus caballus Boulenger, 1898. Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater. (bumbanus) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 4 (no. 21); ref. 576] Bumba River at Assobam, southern Cameroon. Current status: Synonym of Mormyrus caballus Boulenger, 1898. Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater. (curvifrons) [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 10 (no. 7); ref. 15196] Mokaka, Congo. Current status: Synonym of Mormyrus caballus Boulenger, 1898. Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater. (habereri) [Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien v. 49 (no. 23); ref. 18816] Congo River, southern Cameroon. Current status: Synonym of Mormyrus caballus Boulenger 1898. Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater. (jae) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 14 (no. 83); ref. 14145] Ja River, southern Cameroon. Current status: Synonym of Mormyrus caballus Boulenger 1898. Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater. (lualabae) [Annales, Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervoren, Sciences Zoologiques No. 133; ref. 9246] Kindu, Lualaba-Upemba, Central Africa. Current status: Synonym of Mormyrus caballus Boulenger, 1898. Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Mormyrus casalis Vinciguerra, 1922 - Somali mormyrid (author) [=Mormyrus casalis Vinciguerra [D.], 1922:380 [7], Pl. 5 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova (Serie 3). v. 9 (no. 49); ref. 15391] Webi Shebeli, Somalia. Current status: Valid as Mormyrus casalis Vinciguerra, 1922. Mormyridae. Distribution: Eastern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Mormyrus caschive Linnaeus, 1758 - Eastern bottlenose, elephant snout [=Mormyrus caschive Linnaeus [C.], (ex Hasselquist), 1758:327, Mormyrus caschive Hasselquist [F.], 1762:440, Mormyrus hasselquist Lacepède [B. G. E.], 1803:622, Mormyrus longipinnis Rüppell [W. P. E. S.], 1832:7, Pl. 1 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Nile River, Egypt. Current status: Valid as Mormyrus caschive Linnaeus, 1758. Mormyridae. Distribution: Eastern Africa. Habitat: freshwater. (caschive) [Reise nach Palästina; ref. 18250] Nile River, Egypt. Current status: Synonym of Mormyrus caschive Linnaeus, 1758. Mormyridae. (hasselquist) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 5; ref. 4930] Nile River, Egypt. Current status: Synonym of Mormyrus caschive Linnaeus, 1758. Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater. (longipinnis) [Fortsetzung der Beschreibung und Abbildung meherer neuer Fische; ref. 18643] Lower Nile River, Egypt. Current status: Synonym of Mormyrus caschive Linnaeus, 1758. Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater

Species Mormyrus cyaneus Roberts & Stewart, 1976 - Lower Congo River mormyrid (author) [=Mormyrus cyaneus Roberts [T. R.] & Stewart [D. J.], 1976:268, Pl. 5 (fig. c)] Notes: [Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 147 (no. 6); ref. 7388] Lower Congo River, Democratic Republic of Congo, 5°31.5'S, 13°37.5'E. Current status: Valid as Mormyrus cyaneus Roberts & Stewart, 1976. Mormyridae. Distribution: Lower Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Mormyrus goheeni Fowler, 1919 - Liberian mormyrid (author) [=Mormyrus goheeni Fowler [H. W.], 1919:234, Fig. 7] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 56 (no. 2294); ref. 15209] St. Paul River, Liberia. Current status: Valid as Mormyrus goheeni Fowler, 1919. Mormyridae. Distribution: Western Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Mormyrus hasselquistii Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1847 - elephant snout [=Mormyrus hasselquistii Valenciennes [A.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1847:253, Mormyrus agnus Pappenheim [P.], 1907:361, Pl. 13 (figs. 1-2), Mormyrus felixi Pellegrin [J.], 1939:534, Mormyrus guentheri Boulenger [G. A.], 1899:814] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 19; ref. 4883] Nile River, Egypt. Current status: Valid as Mormyrus hasselquistii Valenciennes, 1847. Mormyridae. Distribution: Africa. Habitat: freshwater. (agnus) [Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin v. 3 (no. 3); ref. 15162] Niger River, Togo. Current status: Synonym of Mormyrus hasselquistii Valenciennes, 1847. Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater. (felixi) [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 11 (no. 6); ref. 13068] Cameroon. Current status: Synonym of Mormyrus hasselquistii Valenciennes, 1846. Mormyridae. Distribution: Africa. Habitat: freshwater. (guentheri) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1898 (pt 4); ref. 17092] West Africa. Current status: Synonym of Mormyrus hasselquistii Valenciennes, 1847. Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Mormyrus hildebrandti Peters, 1882 - Hildebrandt's elephant-snout fish [=Mormyrus hildebrandti Peters [W. (C. H.)], 1882:73] Notes: [Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1882; ref. 18547] Adi River in Ukamba, East Africa. Current status: Valid as Mormyrus hildebrandti Peters, 1882. Mormyridae. Distribution: Eastern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Mormyrus iriodes Roberts & Stewart, 1976 - Inga mormyrid (author) [=Mormyrus iriodes Roberts [T. R.] & Stewart [D. J.], 1976:268, Pl. 5 (fig. e)] Notes: [Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 147 (no. 6); ref. 7388] Lower Congo River, near Inga, Democratic Republic of Congo, 5°31.5'S, 13°37.5'E. Current status: Valid as Mormyrus iriodes Roberts & Stewart, 1976. Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Mormyrus kannume Forsskål, 1775 - elephant-snout fish [=Mormyrus kannume Forsskål [P. S.], 1775:74, xiv, Mormyrus bachiqua Valenciennes [A.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1847:248, Mormyrus nacra Valenciennes [A.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1847:257, Mormyrus oxyrhynchus Lacepède [B. G. E.], 1803:619, 621] Notes: [Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål); ref. 1351] "Damiatae" [Egypt]. Current status: Valid as Mormyrus kannume Forsskål, 1775. Mormyridae. Distribution: Eastern Africa. Habitat: freshwater. (bachiqua) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 19; ref. 4883] No locality [=Egypt]. Current status: Synonym of Mormyrus kannume Forsskål, 1775. Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater. (nacra) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 19; ref. 4883] No locality [= Egypt]. Current status: Synonym of Mormyrus kannume Forsskål, 1775. Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater. (oxyrhynchus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 5; ref. 4930] Nile River, Egypt. Current status: Synonym of Mormyrus kannume Forsskål, 1775. Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Mormyrus lacerda Castelnau, 1861 - bottle-nose mormyrid [=Mormyrus lacerda Castelnau [F. L.], 1861:61, Mormyrus anchietae Guimarães [A. R. P.], 1884:4, Pl. 1 (fig. 3), Mormyrus ellenbergeri Pellegrin [J.], 1914:24] Notes: [Mémoire sur les poissons de l'Afrique australe; ref. 767] Lake Ngami, Botswana, southern Africa. Current status: Valid as Mormyrus lacerda Castelnau, 1861. Mormyridae. Distribution: Southern Africa. Habitat: freshwater. (anchietae) [Jornal do Sciências Mathemáticas, Physicas e Naturaes, Lisboa v. 10 (no. 37); ref. 18171] Cunene River and Caconda River, Angola. Current status: Synonym of Mormyrus lacerda Castelnau, 1861. Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater. (ellenbergeri) [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 39; ref. 14165] Zambezi River at Léalui, Zambia. Current status: Synonym of Mormyrus lacerda Castelnau, 1861. Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Mormyrus longirostris Peters, 1852 - eastern bottlenose mormyrid [=Mormyrus longirostris Peters [W. (C. H.)], 1852:275, Mormyrus mucupe Peters [W. (C. H.)], 1852:275] Notes: [Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preuss[ischen] Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1852; ref. 18539] Mozambique. Current status: Valid as Mormyrus longirostris Peters, 1852. Mormyridae. Distribution: Africa: southern and eastern Africa. Habitat: freshwater. (mucupe) [Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preuss[ischen] Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1852; ref. 18539] Mozambique. Current status: Synonym of Mormyrus longirostris Peters, 1852. Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Mormyrus macrocephalus Worthington, 1929 - largehead mormyrid (author) [=Mormyrus macrocephalus Worthington [E. B.], 1929:430, Fig. 2] Notes: [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Pt 3; ref. 16064] Lakes Kwania and Kioga; Victoria Nile, Uganda. Current status: Valid as Mormyrus macrocephalus Worthington, 1929. Mormyridae. Distribution: Eastern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Mormyrus macrophthalmus Günther, 1866 - Niger mormyrid (author) [=Mormyrus macrophthalmus Günther [A.], 1866:217] Notes: [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 6; ref. 1983] Niger, western Africa. Current status: Valid as Mormyrus macrophthalmus Günther, 1866. Mormyridae. Distribution: Western Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Mormyrus niloticus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) - Egyptian trunkfish (author) [=Centriscus niloticus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.], 1801:113, Pl. 30 (upper fig.), Mormyrus geoffroyi Valenciennes [A.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1847:240] Notes: [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Upper Egypt. Current status: Valid as Mormyrus niloticus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801). Mormyridae. Distribution: Eastern Africa. Habitat: freshwater. (geoffroyi) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 19; ref. 4883] Nile River, Egypt. Current status: Synonym of Mormyrus niloticus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Mormyrus ovis Boulenger, 1898 - ovis mormyrid (author) [=Mormyrus ovis Boulenger [G. A.], 1898:15, Pl. 7 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology) v. 1 (fasc. 1); ref. 542] Upoto, Upper Congo. Current status: Valid as Mormyrus ovis Boulenger, 1898. Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Mormyrus rume Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1847 - Senegal mormyrid (author) [=Mormyrus rume Valenciennes [A.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1847:248, Pl. 569 [not 535], Mormyrops bozasi Pellegrin [J.], 1903:327, Mormyrus jubelini Valenciennes [A.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1847:252, Mormyrus proboscirostris Boulenger [G. A.], 1898:16, Pl. 8 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 19; ref. 4883] Senegal River. Current status: Valid as Mormyrus rume Valenciennes, 1847. Mormyridae. Distribution: Africa. Habitat: freshwater. (bozasi) [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 9 (no. 7); ref. 13919] Ouellé River, Congo. Current status: Synonym of Mormyrus rume Valenciennes, 1847. Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater. (jubelini) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 19; ref. 4883] Senegal. Current status: Synonym of Mormyrus rume Valenciennes, 1847. Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater. (proboscirostris) [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology) v. 1 (fasc. 1); ref. 542] Upoto River, Congo. Current status: Synonym of Mormyrus rume Valenciennes, 1847. Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Mormyrus subundulatus Roberts, 1989 - Bandama mormyrid (author) [=Mormyrus subundulatus Roberts [T. R.], 1989:52, Fig. 1] Notes: [Cybium v. 13 (no. 1); ref. 12832] Mainstream of Bandama River near Station Biologique de Lamto, Côte d'Ivoire. Current status: Valid as Mormyrus subundulatus Roberts, 1989. Mormyridae. Distribution: Western Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Mormyrus tapirus Pappenheim, 1905 - trunkfish [=Mormyrus tapirus Pappenheim [P.], 1905:217] Notes: [Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1905; ref. 15371] Lokunje River, Cameroon. Current status: Valid as Mormyrus tapirus Pappenheim, 1905. Mormyridae. Distribution: Western Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Mormyrus tenuirostris Peters, 1882 - Athi elephant-snout fish [=Mormyrus tenuirostris Peters [W. (C. H.)], 1882:73] Notes: [Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1882; ref. 18547] Adi River in Ukamba, East Africa. Current status: Valid as Mormyrus tenuirostris Peters, 1882. Mormyridae. Distribution: Eastern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Mormyrus thomasi Pellegrin, 1938 - French Congo mormyrid (author) [=Mormyrus thomasi Pellegrin [J.], 1938:370] Notes: [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 63; ref. 17213] French Congo. Current status: Valid as Mormyrus thomasi Pellegrin, 1938. Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

GENUS Myomyrus Boulenger, 1898 - elephantfishes [=Myomyrus Boulenger [G. A.], 1898:9] Notes: [ref. 542]. Masc. Myomyrus macrodon Boulenger, 1898. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Myomyrus Boulenger, 1898 -- (Taverne 1972:87 [ref. 6367], Poll & Gosse 1995:135 [ref. 24781]). Current status: Valid as Myomyrus Boulenger, 1898. Mormyridae.

Species Myomyrus macrodon Boulenger, 1898 - Matadi mormyrid (author) [=Myomyrus macrodon Boulenger [G. A.], 1898:10, Pl. 7 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology) v. 1 (fasc. 1); ref. 542] Matadi, Lower Congo River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Valid as Myomyrus macrodon Boulenger, 1898. Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Myomyrus macrops Boulenger, 1914 - Ja River mormyrid (author) [=Myomyrus macrops Boulenger [G. A.], 1914:383] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 14 (no. 83); ref. 14145] Ja River, and Bumba River, a tributary of the Ja River, Cameroon. Current status: Valid as Myomyrus macrops Boulenger, 1914. Mormyridae. Distribution: Western and central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Myomyrus pharao Poll & Taverne, 1967 - Kinsuka mormyrid (author) [=Myomyrus pharao Poll [M.] & Taverne [L.], 1967:84, Figs. 2-3] Notes: [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 76 (nos 1-2); ref. 7986] Kinsuka, Congo River, downriver of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Valid as Myomyrus pharao Poll & Taverne, 1967. Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

GENUS Oxymormyrus Bleeker, 1874 - elephantfishes [=Oxymormyrus Bleeker [P.], 1874:367] Notes: [ref. 435]. Masc. Mormyrus zanclirostris Günther, 1867. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Gosse 1984:91 [ref. 6169] treats in synonymy of Mormyrops Müller, 1843, but that genus with nomenclatural problems; see account of Mormyrops and Marcusenius. •Valid as Oxymormyrus Bleeker, 1874 -- (Poll & Gosse 1995:133 [ref. 24781] as Oxymyrus). •Synonym of Mormyrops Müller, 1843 -- (Hopkins et al. 2007:251 [ref. 30019] on placement of the type species). Current status: Valid as Oxymormyrus Bleeker, 1874. Mormyridae.

Species Oxymormyrus boulengeri (Pellegrin, 1900) - Alima River mormyrid (author) [=Mormyrops boulengeri Pellegrin [J.], 1900:349] Notes: [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 6 (no. 7); ref. 6253] Diélé, Alima River, Congo. Current status: Valid as Oxymormyrus boulengeri (Pellegrin, 1900). Mormyridae. Distribution: Middle Congo River basin, Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

GENUS Paramormyrops Taverne et al., 1977 - elephantfishes [=Paramormyrops Taverne [L.], Thys van den Audenaerde [D. F. E.] & Heymer [A.], 1977:634] Notes: [ref. 4363]. Masc. Paramormyrops gabonensis Taverne, Thys van den Audenaerde & Heymer, 1977. Type by original designation. •Valid as Paramormyrops Taverne, Thys van den Audenaerde & Heymer, 1977 -- (Gosse 1984:107 [ref. 6169], Poll & Gosse 1995:137 [ref. 24781], Hopkins et al. 2007:293 [ref. 30019]). Current status: Valid as Paramormyrops Taverne, Thys van den Audenaerde & Heymer, 1977. Mormyridae.

Species Paramormyrops batesii (Boulenger, 1906) - Kribi mormyrid (author) [=Marcusenius batesii Boulenger [G. A.], 1906:36] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 18 (no. 103); ref. 15650] Kribi [now Kienké] River, Efulen [now Efoulan], [ca. 2°46'59"N, 10°31'59"E], southern Cameroon. Current status: Valid as Paramormyrops batesii (Boulenger, 1906). Mormyridae. Distribution: West-central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Paramormyrops curvifrons (Taverne et al., 1977) - Ivindo mormyrid (author) [=Brienomyrus curvifrons Taverne [L.], Thys van den Audenaerde [D. F. E.], Heymer [A.] & Géry [J.], 1977:205, Fig. 2] Notes: [Revue Zoologique Africaine v. 91 (no. 1); ref. 17898] Ivindo River, near M'Passa, Makokou, Gabon. Current status: Valid as Paramormyrops curvifrons (Taverne, Thys van den Audenaerde, Heymer & Géry, 1977). Mormyridae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Gabon and Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Paramormyrops gabonensis Taverne et al., 1977 - Makokou mormyrid (author) [=Paramormyrops gabonensis Taverne [L.], Thys van den Audenaerde [D. F. E.] & Heymer [A.], 1977:635, Fig. 1] Notes: [Revue Zoologique Africaine v. 91 (no. 3); ref. 4363] Ivindo River, near M'Passa, Makokou, Gabon. Current status: Valid as Paramormyrops gabonensis Taverne, Thys van den Audenaerde & Heymer, 1977. Mormyridae. Distribution: West-central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Paramormyrops hopkinsi (Taverne & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1985) - Ivindo electric fish (author) [=Brienomyrus hopkinsi Taverne [L.] & Thys van den Audenaerde [D. F. E.], 1985:49, Fig. 1] Notes: [Revue Zoologique Africaine v. 99 (no. 1); ref. 17280] Ivindo River, near Makokou, Gabon, western Africa. Current status: Valid as Paramormyrops hopkinsi (Taverne & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1985). Mormyridae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Gabon and Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater Species Paramormyrops jacksoni (Poll, 1967) - ghost stonebasher [=Marcusenius jacksoni Poll [M.], 1967:55, Fig. 14] Notes: [Publicações Culturais, Companhia de Diamantes de Angola (DIAMANG), Lisboa No. 75; ref. 3528] Nharicumbi village, 12°S, 21°10'E, Longa River tributary of Luena River, Angola. Current status: Valid as Paramormyrops jacksoni (Poll, 1967). Mormyridae. Distribution: Southern Africa: Angola. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Paramormyrops kingsleyae (Gunther, 1896) - Old Calabar mormyrid (author) [=Mormyrus kingsleyae Günther [A.], 1896:281, Pl. 15 (fig. A), Marcusenius cabrae Boulenger [G. A.], 1900:130, Pl. 48 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 17 (no. 100); ref. 14607] Old Calabar, Nigeria [but locality probably the Ogowe River, Gabon]. Current status: Valid as Paramormyrops kingsleyae (Günther, 1896). Mormyridae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Lower Guinea. Habitat: freshwater. (cabrae) [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology) v. 1 (fasc. 6); ref. 555] Kop-Malafu, Mayumbe [Mayombe]. Current status: Synonym of Paramormyrops kingsleyae (Günther, 1896). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Paramormyrops longicaudatus (Taverne et al., 1977) - longtailed mormyrid (author) [=Brienomyrus longicaudatus Taverne [L.], Thys van den Audenaerde [D. F. E.], Heymer [A.] & Géry [J.], 1977:200, Fig. 1] Notes: [Revue Zoologique Africaine v. 91 (no. 1); ref. 17898] Ivindo River, near M'Passa, Makokou, Gabon. Current status: Valid as Paramormyrops longicaudatus (Taverne, Thys van den Audenaerde, Heymer & Géry, 1977). Mormyridae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Gabon. Habitat: freshwater. Species Paramormyrops ntotom Rich et al., 2017 - Doume elephantfish (author) [=Paramormyrops ntotom Rich [M.], Sullivan [J. P.] & Hopkins [C. D.], 2017:[16], Figs. 12-13] Notes: [Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society in press; ref. 35306] Ogooué River at Doumé, Ogooué-Lolo, Gabon, 0.84137°S, 12.96548°E. Current status: Valid as Paramormyrops ntotom Rich, Sullivan & Hopkins, 2017. Mormyridae. Distribution: Ogooué River basin, Gabon, Lower Guinea, Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Paramormyrops retrodorsalis (Nichols & Griscom, 1917) - Bima elephantfish (author) [=Marcusenius retrodorsalis Nichols [J. T.] & Griscom [L.], 1917:668, Fig. 2] Notes: [Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History v. 37 (art. 25); ref. 3185] Small forest brook tributary to the Bima River, Niapu, Congo. Current status: Valid as Paramormyrops retrodorsalis (Nichols & Griscom, 1917). Mormyridae. Distribution: Congo, Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Paramormyrops sphekodes (Sauvage, 1879) - sphekodes mormyrid (author) [=Mormyrops sphekodes Sauvage [H.-E.], 1879:101 [12]] Notes: [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 3; ref. 3881] Ogooué River at Doumé, Gabon. Current status: Valid as Paramormyrops sphekodes (Sauvage, 1879). Mormyridae. Distribution: Doumé and Sébé Rivers, Gabon, Lower Guinea, Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Paramormyrops tavernei (Poll, 1972) - Kipepe elephantfish (author) [=Brienomyrus tavernei Poll [M.], 1972:166, Fig. 2] Notes: [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 85 (nos 1-2); ref. 7637] Masombwe, Kipepe River, tributary of Tumbwe River, Congo River basin, Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Valid as Paramormyrops tavernei (Poll, 1972). Mormyridae. Distribution: Congo, Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

GENUS Petrocephalus Marcusen, 1854 - elephantfishes [=Petrocephalus Marcusen [J.], 1854:14 [51]] Notes: [ref. 2887]. Masc. Mormyrus bane Lacepède, 1803. Type by subsequent designation. Several included species; earliest type designation not researched; type above as given by Jordan 1919:334 [ref. 4904]. •Valid as Petrocephalus Marcusen, 1854 -- (Taverne 1972:162 [ref. 6367], Gosse 1984:108 [ref. 6169], Lévêque et al. 1989:115 [ref. 26480], Paugy & Bénech 1989:299 [ref. 26478], Bigorne in Lévêque et al. 1990:164 [ref. 21589], Paugy et al. 1990:337 [ref. 26477], Bigorne & Paugy 1991 [ref. 20122], Poll & Gosse 1995:133 [ref. 24781], Seegers 1996:67 [ref. 23725], Dankwa et al. 1999:16 [ref. 28023], Kramer & van der Bank 2000:393 [ref. 25762], Hilton 2003:90 [ref. 26584], Lavoué et al. 2004:512 [ref. 27871], Hopkins et al. 2007:233 [ref. 30019], Lavoué et al. 2010:2 [ref. 30944], Lavoué 2011:20 [ref. 31401], Marshall 2011:40 [ref. 31755], Marshall 2011:54 [ref. 31755], Kramer et al. 2012:2179, 2228 [ref. 32160], Lavoué 2012:2159 [ref. 32189], Lavoué & Sullican 2014:43 [ref. 33262]). Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus Marcusen, 1854. Mormyridae.

Species Petrocephalus ansorgii Boulenger, 1903 - Agberi mormyrid (author) [=Petrocephalus ansorgii Boulenger [G. A.], 1903:325, Pl. 28 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1902, v. 2 (pt 2); ref. 15009] Agberi, Lower Niger River Delta, southern Nigeria. Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus ansorgii Boulenger, 1903. Mormyridae. Distribution: West-central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Petrocephalus arnegardi Lavoue & Sullivan, 2014 - Arnegard mormyrid (author) [=Petrocephalus arnegardi Lavoué [S.] & Sullivan [J. P.], 2014:54, Fig. 2] Notes: [ZooKeys No. 400; ref. 33262] Republic of the Congo, Covette Ouest, Congo River Basin, Pandaka River, Odzala-Kokua National Forest, 0.62°N, 14.92°E. Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus arnegardi Lavoué & Sullivan, 2014. Mormyridae. Distribution: Congo River basin, Republic of the Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Petrocephalus balayi Sauvage, 1883 - Ogooue River mormyrid (author) [=Petrocephalus balayi Sauvage [H. E.], 1883:159 [16], Mormyrus amblystoma Günther [A.], 1896:281, Pl. 14 (fig. A), Petrocephalus ballayi Bertin [L.], 1940:264] Notes: [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 7; ref. 3897] Ogôoué River, Gabon. Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus balayi Sauvage, 1883. Mormyridae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Lower Guinea Provincve and Congo River basin. Habitat: freshwater. (amblystoma) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 17 (no. 100); ref. 14607] Talagouga, Gabon. Current status: Synonym of Petrocephalus balayi Sauvage, 1883. Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater. (ballayi) [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 12 (no. 6); ref. 293] Current status: Synonym of Petrocephalus balayi Sauvage, 1883. Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Petrocephalus balteatus Rochebrune, 1885 - churchill snoutfish [=Petrocephalus balteatus Rochebrune [A. T. de], 1885:97] Notes: [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 9; ref. 3791] Loanda, Gabon; Bathurst, Gambia, western Africa. Museo Bouvieri, whereaabouts unknown. •Valid as Petrocephalus balteatus Rochebrune, 1885 -- (Kramer et al. 2012:2232 [ref. 32160]). Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus balteatus Rochebrune, 1885. Mormyridae. Distribution: Habitat: freshwater.

Species Petrocephalus bane (Lacepède, 1803) - bane mormyrid (author) [=Mormyrus bane Lacepède [B. G. E.], 1803:620, 622, Petrocephalus bane comoensis de Merona [B.], 1979:46, Fig. 1, Mormyrus dequesne Valenciennes [A.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1847:281, Mormyrus ehrenbergii Valenciennes [A.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1847:283, Mormyrus joannisii Valenciennes [A.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1847:282, Petrocephalus bane tchadensis Blache [J.] & Miton [F.], 1961:395] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 5; ref. 4930] Cairo, Egypt. Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus bane (Lacepède, 1803). Mormyridae. Distribution: Africa. Habitat: freshwater. (comoensis) [Cybium 3e série. Bulletin de la Société Française d'Ichtyologie No. 7; ref. 9004] Comoé River, Gansé, Ivory Coast. Current status: Synonym of Petrocephalus bane (Lacepède, 1803). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater. (dequesne) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 19; ref. 4883] Nile River. Current status: Synonym of Petrocephalus bane (Lacepède, 1803). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater. (ehrenbergii) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 19; ref. 4883] Nile River, Egypt. Current status: Synonym of Petrocephalus bane (Lacepède, 1803). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater. (joannisii) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 19; ref. 4883] No locality [= Nile River, Egypt]. Current status: Synonym of Petrocephalus bane (Lacepède, 1803). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater. (tchadensis) [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 32 (no. 5) (1960); ref. 7449] Mid Logone at Gamsaye, Chad basin. Current status: Synonym of Petrocephalus bane (Lacepède, 1803). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Petrocephalus binotatus Pellegrin, 1924 - Ikengo mormyrid (author) [=Petrocephalus binotatus Pellegrin [J.], 1924:1] Notes: [Revue Zoologique Africaine v. 12 (no. 1); ref. 17937] Congo River at Ikengo, Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus binotatus Pellegrin, 1924. Mormyridae. Distribution: Congo River basin, Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Petrocephalus boboto Lavoue & Sullivan, 2014 - Boboto mormyrid (author) [=Petrocephalus boboto Lavoué [S.] & Sullivan [J. P.], 2014:47, Fig. 3] Notes: [ZooKeys No. 400; ref. 33262] Orientale Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo River at Yangambi, 0.76°N, 24.24°E. Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus boboto Lavoué & Sullivan, 2014. Mormyridae. Distribution: Congo River ar Yangambi, Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Petrocephalus bovei (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1847) - baby whale? (author) [=Mormyrus bovei Valenciennes [A.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1847:283, Petrocephalus brevipedunculatus Svensson [G. S. O.], 1933:31, Fig. 11, Petrocephalus bovei guineensis Reizer [C.], Mattei [X.] & Chevalier [J.-L.], 1973:691, Fig.] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 19; ref. 4883] Nile River, Egypt. Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus bovei (Valenciennes, 1847). Mormyridae. Distribution: Africa. Habitat: freshwater. (brevipedunculatus) [Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens handlingar. v. 12 (no. 3); ref. 16524] Swamps along Gambia River, western Africa. Current status: Synonym of Petrocephalus bovei (Valenciennes, 1847). Mormyridae. Distribution: Africa. Habitat: freshwater. (guineensis) [Bulletin de l'Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire (Serie A) Sciences Naturelles v. 35 (no. 3); ref. 17327] Senegal River, Senegal. Current status: Synonym of Petrocephalus bovei (Valenciennes, 1847). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Petrocephalus catostoma (Günther, 1866) - churchill [=Mormyrus catostoma Günther [A.], 1866:222, Petrocephalus affinis Steindachner [F.], 1914:536, Petrocephalus haullevillii Boulenger [G. A.], 1912:5, Pl. 17 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 6; ref. 1983] Rovuma [Ruvuma] River, Tanzania/Mozambique, southern Africa.. Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus catostoma (Günther, 1866). Mormyridae. Distribution: Rovuma River system and western confluences to Lake Malawi. Habitat: freshwater. (affinis) [Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien v. 51 (no. 25); ref. 18910] Msola Brook, near Kiperege, Ulanga River system, Rufiji basin Tanzania. Current status: Synonym of Petrocephalus catostoma (Günther, 1866). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater. (haullevillii) [Annales du Musée du Congo Belge Sér. C (Zoologie) (Sér. 1) v. 2 (fasc. 3); ref. 581] Chiloanga River at Mayili, Luali River at Lundo and in Luculla River, lower Congo. Current status: Synonym of Petrocephalus catostoma (Günther, 1866). Mormyridae. Distribution: Congo Habitat: freshwater.

Species Petrocephalus christyi Boulenger, 1920 - Lindi mormyrid (author) [=Petrocephalus christyi Boulenger [G. A.], 1920:11, Fig. 2] Notes: [Annales du Musée du Congo Belge Sér. C (Zoologie) (Sér. 1) v. 2 (fasc. 4); ref. 587] Tributary of Lindi River at Bosabangui, vicinity of city of Kisangani, estimated 0.53°N, 25.19°E, Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus christyi Boulenger, 1920. Mormyridae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Congo River basin. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Petrocephalus congicus David & Poll, 1937 - Mukishi River mormyrid (author) [=Petrocephalus stuhlmanni congicus David [L.] & Poll [M.], 1937:199, Fig. 1a] Notes: [Annales du Musée du Congo Belge Sér. C (Zoologie) (Sér. 1) v. 3 (fasc. 5); ref. 1043] Mukishi River at Lumami, Congo River basin, Democratic Republic of Congo (8°30'S, 24°44'E). Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus congicus (David & Poll, 1937). Mormyridae. Distribution: Congo River basin, Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Petrocephalus cunganus Boulenger, 1910 - Cuanza River mormyrid (author) [=Petrocephalus cunganus Boulenger [G. A.], 1910:539] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 6 (no. 36); ref. 577] Quanza [Cuanza] River at Cunga, Angola. Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus cunganus Boulenger, 1910. Mormyridae. Distribution: Angola. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Petrocephalus degeni Boulenger, 1906 - Katonga River mormyrid (author) [=Petrocephalus degeni Boulenger [G. A.], 1906:434] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 17 (no. 101); ref. 574] Mouth of Katonga River, Lake Victoria [Victoria Nyanza], Uganda. Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus degeni Boulenger, 1906. Mormyridae. Distribution: Lake Victoria basin, Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Petrocephalus frieli Lavoue, 2012 - Luapula River mormyrid (author) [=Petrocephalus frieli Lavoué [S.], 2012:2170, 3A, B] Notes: [Journal of Natural History v. 46 (no. 35-36); ref. 32189] Luapula River, Samfa Rapids at pontoon on Chambeshi River, Chambeshi River, 10.85°S, 31.17°E, Congo River basin, Zambia. Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus frieli Lovoué, 2012. Mormyridae. Distribution: Upper Luapula River, Congo River basin. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Petrocephalus gliroides (Vinciguerra, 1897) - Ganana River mormyrid (author) [=Mormyrus gliroides Vinciguerra [D.], 1897:353 [11]] Notes: [Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova (Serie 2) v. 17; ref. 14639] Ganana River at Lugh, Somalia. Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus gliroides (Vinciguerra, 1897). Mormyridae. Distribution: Somalia. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Petrocephalus grandoculis Boulenger, 1920 - grandoculis mormyrid (author) [=Petrocephalus grandoculis Boulenger [G. A.], 1920:10, Fig. 1] Notes: [Annales du Musée du Congo Belge Sér. C (Zoologie) (Sér. 1) v. 2 (fasc. 4); ref. 587] Lower Congo River at Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus grandoculis Boulenger, 1920. Mormyridae. Distribution: Congo River basin. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Petrocephalus guttatus Fowler, 1936 - Cameroon mormyrid (author) [=Petrocephalus guttatus Fowler [H. W.], 1936:246, Fig. 3] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 88; ref. 1424] 30 kilometers east of Kribi, Cameroon. Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus guttatus Fowler, 1936. Mormyridae. Distribution: West-central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Petrocephalus hutereaui (Boulenger, 1913) - Uele mormyrid (author) [=Marcusenius hutereaui Boulenger [G. A.], 1913:155] Notes: [Revue Zoologique Africaine v. 2 (fasc. 2); ref. 14944] Uelé, Upper Congo River at Dungu, Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus hutereaui (Boulenger, 1913). Mormyridae. Distribution: Upper Congo River. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Petrocephalus keatingii Boulenger, 1901 - Fashoda mormyrid (author) [=Petrocephalus keatingii Boulenger [G. A.], 1901:444] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 8 (no. 47); ref. 557] Fashoda [Kodok], White Nile River, Sudan. Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus keatingii Boulenger, 1901. Mormyridae. Distribution: Nile River, Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Petrocephalus leo Lavoue, 2016 - Kotto elephantfish (author) [=Petrocephalus leo Lavoué [S.], 2016:322, Figs. 2 (upper & middle), 3] Notes: [Zootaxa 4121 (no. 3); ref. 34484] Basse-Kotto, Kotto River at Mingala, Kotto-Oubangui province, Central African Republic (5.10°N, 21.82°E). Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus leo Lavoué, 2016. Mormyridae. Distribution: Kotto River, Oubangui River basin, Central African Republic. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Petrocephalus levequei Bigorne & Paugy, in Leveque et al., 1990 - Sierra Leone elephantfish (author) [=Petrocephalus levequei Bigorne [R.] & Paugy [D.] in Lévêque, Paugy & Teugels, 1990:175, Fig. 15.48] Notes: [Faune des poissons d'eaux douces et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest. Collection Faune tropicale no. XXVIII. v. 1; ref. 21589] Rokel at Bumbuna, Sierra Leone. Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus levequei Bigorne & Paugy, 1990. Mormyridae. Distribution: Western Africa. Habitat: freshwater

Species Petrocephalus longianalis Kramer et al., 2012 - Lufubu River mormyrid (author) [=Petrocephalus longianalis Kramer [B.], Bills [I. R.], Skelton [P. H.] & Wink [M.], 2012:2237, Fig. 2 (no. 12)] Notes: [Journal of Natural History v.46 (no. 35-36); ref. 32160] Luapula River system, Luongo River basin, Lufubu River, Lufubu River falls below bridge at Chipili on Mensa-Mununga road, 10.7297°S, 29.0936°E, Zambia Province, Zambia, elevation about 1200 meters. Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus longianalis Kramer, Bills, Skelton & Wink, 2012. Mormyridae. Distribution: Lufubu River, Zambia. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Petrocephalus longicapitis Kramer et al., 2012 - Katima Mulilo mormyrid (author) [=Petrocephalus longicapitis Kramer [B.], Bills [I. R.], Skelton [P. H.] & Wink [M.], 2012:2238, Fig. 2 (no. 7)] Notes: [Journal of Natural History v.46 (no. 35-36); ref. 32160] Upper Zambezi River at Katima Mulilo, ca. 17°29'30"S, 24°16'18"E, East Caprivi, Namibia. Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus longicapitis Kramer, Bills, Skelton & Wink, 2012. Mormyridae. Distribution: Zambezi River, Namibia and Lumwana River, Zambia. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Petrocephalus magnitrunci Kramer et al., 2012 - Okavango mormyrid (author) [=Petrocephalus magnitrunci Kramer [B.], Bills [I. R.], Skelton [P. H.] & Wink [M.], 2012:2240, Fig. 2 (no. 31)] Notes: [Journal of Natural History v.46 (no. 35-36); ref. 32160] Okavango Delta, southeast of Chief's Island, Boro River, 19°31'57"S, 23°05'21"E, Botswana. Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus magnitrunci Kramer, Bills, Skelton & Wink, 2012. Mormyridae. Distribution: Boro River, Okavango Delta, Botswana. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Petrocephalus magnoculis Kramer et al., 2012 - Cunene River mormyrid (author) [=Petrocephalus magnoculis Kramer [B.], Bills [I. R.], Skelton [P. H.] & Wink [M.], 2012:2241, Fig. 2 (no. 23)] Notes: [Journal of Natural History v.46 (no. 35-36); ref. 32160] Cunene River, just below the Ruacana Falls, Hippo Pool campsite, 17°24'24"S, 14°13'01"E, Namibia, elevation about 800 meters. Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus magnoculis Kramer, Bills, Skelton & Wink, 2012. Mormyridae. Distribution: Namibia. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Petrocephalus mbossou Lavoue et al., 2010 - Mbossou mormyrid (author) [=Petrocephalus mbossou Lavoué [S.], Sullivan [J. P.] & Arnegard [M. E.], 2010:38, Fig. 13] Notes: [Zootaxa No. 2600; ref. 30944] Cuvette-Ouest, small branch of Lékoli River, ca. 300 meters long before it re-enters the main channel of the Lékoli, 0.62°N, 14.91°E, Odzala National Park, Congo River basin, Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus mbossou Lavoué, Sullivan & Arnegard, 2010. Mormyridae. Distribution: Lékoli River, Congo River basin [holotype]. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Petrocephalus microphthalmus Pellegrin, 1909 - smallhead mormyrid (author) [=Petrocephalus microphthalmus Pellegrin [J.], 1909:348] Notes: [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 14 (no. 7) [1908]; ref. 14395] Lower Ogooué River, Ogooué River basin at Ngomo, 00°49'S, 9°57'E [but estimaed as 0.82°S, 9.95°E], Gabon. Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus microphthalmus Pellegrin, 1909. Mormyridae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Congo and Lower Guinea provinces. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Petrocephalus odzalaensis Lavoue et al., 2010 - Odzala mormyrid (author) [=Petrocephalus odzalaensis Lavoué [S.], Sullivan [J. P.] & Arnegard [M. E.], 2010:22, Fig. 8] Notes: [Zootaxa No. 2600; ref. 30944] Lékénie River at Mboko débarcadère, Odzala National Park, 0.62°N, 14.90°E, Congo River basin, Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus odzalaensis Lavoué, Sullivan & Arnegard, 2010. Mormyridae. Distribution: Congo River basin. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Petrocephalus okavangensis Kramer et al., 2012 - Thoage River mormyrid (author) [=Petrocephalus okavangensis Kramer [B.], Bills [I. R.], Skelton [P. H.] & Wink [M.], 2012:2242, Fig. 2 (no. 9)] Notes: [Journal of Natural History v.46 (no. 35-36); ref. 32160] Thoage River, Nguma [Guma] Lagoon, Okavango, Botswana. Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus okavangensis Kramer, Bills, Skelton & Wink, 2012. Mormyridae. Distribution: Guma Lagoon, lower Okavango panhandle, Thoage channel, Botswana. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Petrocephalus pallidomaculatus Bigorne & Paugy, in Leveque et al., 1990 - Bamako mormyrid (author) [=Petrocephalus pallidomaculatus Bigorne [R.] & Paugy [D.] in Lévêque, Paugy & Teugels, 1990:174, Fig. 15.46] Notes: [Faune des poissons d'eaux douces et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest. Collection Faune tropicale no. XXVIII. v. 1; ref. 21589] Niger River at Kalaban, near Bamako, Mali. Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus pallidomaculatus Bigorne & Paugy, 1990. Mormyridae. Distribution: Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Petrocephalus pellegrini Poll, 1941 - Nuon mormyrid (author) [=Petrocephalus pellegrini Poll [M.], 1941:133, Fig. 1] Notes: [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 34 (no. 2); ref. 13178] Maseï River at confluence with Bon de Boan River, Nuon River system, Ivory Coast. Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus pellegrini Poll, 1941. Mormyridae. Distribution: Western Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Petrocephalus petersi Kramer et al., 2012 - Zambezi mormyrid (author) [=Petrocephalus petersi Kramer [B.], Bills [I. R.], Skelton [P. H.] & Wink [M.], 2012:2244, Fig. 2 (no. 21)] Notes: [Journal of Natural History v.46 (no. 35-36); ref. 32160] Stream near campsite, edge of wet Zambezi River System, Zambezi River, 18°33'34"S, 35°39'46"E. Mozambique. Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus petersi Kramer, Bills, Skelton & Wink, 2012. Mormyridae. Distribution: Zambezi River delta region, Mozambique. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Petrocephalus pulsivertens Lavoue et al., 2010 - Odzala mormyrid (author) [=Petrocephalus pulsivertens Lavoué [S.], Sullivan [J. P.] & Arnegard [M. E.], 2010:32, Fig. 11] Notes: [Zootaxa No. 2600; ref. 30944] Small channel around island in Lékoli River, Odzala National Park, 0.62°N, 14.95°E, Congo River basin, Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus pulsivertens Lavoué, Sullivan & Arnegard, 2010. Mormyridae. Distribution: Congo River basin. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Petrocephalus sauvagii (Boulenger, 1887) - Sauvage's mormyrid (author) [=Mormyrus (Petrocephalus) sauvagii Boulenger [G. A.], 1887:149] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5) v. 19 (no. 110); ref. 14472] Lower Congo [no more precise locality]. Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus sauvagii (Boulenger, 1887). Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa: Congo and Niger river basins. Habitat: freshwater. Species Petrocephalus schoutedeni Poll, 1954 - Yangambi mormyrid (author) [=Petrocephalus schoutedeni Poll [M.], 1954:56, Fig. 1] Notes: [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology) v. 1; ref. 12662] Yangambi, Congo River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus schoutedeni Poll, 1954. Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Petrocephalus simus Sauvage, 1879 - roundnose mormyrid [=Petrocephalus simus Sauvage [H. E.], 1879:100 [11]] Notes: [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 3; ref. 3881] Doumé, about 00°51'S, 12°56'E, Ogôoué River, near Lastoursville, Gabon. Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus simus Sauvage, 1879. Mormyridae. Distribution: Western Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Petrocephalus similis Lavoue, 2011 - Sanaga mormyrid (author) [=Petrocephalus similis Lavoué [S.], 2011:23, Fig. 2] Notes: [Zootaxa No. 2934; ref. 31401] Djerem River near Mbakaou Village, 6.21°N, 12.75°E, Sanaga Riber basin, Adamaoua Province, Comeroon. Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus similis Lavoué, 2011. Mormyridae. Distribution: Djerem River, Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Petrocephalus soudanensis Bigorne & Paugy, in Leveque et al., 1990 - Loutou mormyrid (author) [=Petrocephalus soudanensis Bigorne [R.] & Paugy [D.], in Lévêque, Paugy & Teugels, 1990:172, Fig. 15.44] Notes: [Faune des poissons d'eaux douces et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest. Collection Faune tropicale no. XXVIII. v. 1; ref. 21589] Niandan at Loutou, Guinea. Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus soudanensis Bigorne & Paugy, 1990. Mormyridae. Distribution: Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Petrocephalus squalostoma (Boulenger, 1915) - Lukinda mormyrid (author) [=Marcusenius squalostoma Boulenger [G. A.], 1915:162] Notes: [Revue Zoologique Africaine v. 4 (fasc. 2); ref. 15086] Tributary of Lukinda [Lunchinda] River, a tributary of Moero [Mweru] Lake, ca. 8.51°S, 28.96°E, Congo River basin, Zambia. Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus squalostoma (Boulenger, 1915). Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa: Congo River basin. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Petrocephalus steindachneri Fowler, 1958 - Msola mormyrid (author) [=Petrocephalus steindachneri Fowler [H. W.], 1958:8] Notes: [Notulae Naturae (Philadelphia) No. 310; ref. 1470] Msola Brook, near Kiperege, Ulanga River system, Rufiji basin, Tanzania. Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus steindachneri Fowler, 1958. Mormyridae. Distribution: Ulanga River system, Tanzania. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Petrocephalus stuhlmanni Boulenger, 1909 - Kingani mormyrid (author) [=Petrocephalus stuhlmanni Boulenger [G. A.], 1909:56, Fig. 41] Notes: [Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa v. 1; ref. 14364] Kingani River, Tanzania. Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus stuhlmanni Boulenger, 1909. Mormyridae. Distribution: Kingani River, Tanzania. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Petrocephalus sullivani Lavoue et al., 2004 - Sullivan's mormyrid (author) [=Petrocephalus sullivani Lavoué [S.], Hopkins [C. D.] & Kamdem Toham [A.], 2004:523, Figs. 4D, 5D, 6B] Notes: [Zoosystema v. 26 (no. 3); ref. 27871] Ogooué River near the park of La Lopé, 00°06'S, 11°35'E [0.1°S, 11.58°E], Gabon. Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus sullivani Lavoué, Hopkins & Kamdem Toham 2004. Mormyridae. Distribution: Western Africa: Gabon. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Petrocephalus tanensis Whitehead & Greenwood, 1959 - Tana-churchill [=Petrocephalus catostoma tanensis Whitehead [P. J. P.] & Greenwood [P. H.], 1959:286] Notes: [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 60 (nos 3-4); ref. 12037] Garsen, Lower Tana River, Kenya. Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus tanensis Whitehead & Greenwood, 1959. Mormyridae. Distribution: Tana River, Kenya. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Petrocephalus tenuicauda (Steindachner, 1894) - Junk mormyrid (author) [=Mormyrus tenuicauda Steindachner [F.], 1894:69, Pl. 4 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Notes from the Leyden Museum v. 16 (nos 1-2, Note 1); ref. 4237] Queah and Junk rivers, Liberia. Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus tenuicauda (Steindachner, 1894). Mormyridae. Distribution: Western Africa. Habitat: freshwater

Species Petrocephalus valentini Lavoue et al., 2010 - Lekoli mormyrid (author) [=Petrocephalus valentini Lavoué [S.], Sullivan [J. P.] & Arnegard [M. E.], 2010:13, Fig. 5] Notes: [Zootaxa No. 2600; ref. 30944] Small channel around island in Lékoli River, Cuvette-Ouest, Odzala National Park, 0.62°N, 14.93°E, Congo River basin, Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus valentini Lavoué, Sullivan & Arnegard, 2010. Mormyridae. Distribution: Congo River basin. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Petrocephalus wesselsi Kramer & van der Bank, 2000 - Southern churchill [=Petrocephalus wesselsi Kramer [B.] & van der Bank [F. H.], 2000:398, Fig. 1] Notes: [Environmental Biology of Fishes v. 59 (no. 4); ref. 25762] Sabie River, bridge near Lower Sabie tourist camp. 25°07'S, 31°55'E, Kruger National Park, South Africa. Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus wesselsi Kramer & van der Bank, 2000. Mormyridae. Distribution: Sabie River, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Southern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Petrocephalus zakoni Lavoue et al., 2010 - Zakon mormyrid (author) [=Petrocephalus zakoni Lavoué [S.], Sullivan [J. P.] & Arnegard [M. E.], 2010:9, Fig. 4] Notes: [Zootaxa No. 2600; ref. 30944] Small channel around island in Lékoli River, Odzala National Park, 0.62°N, 14.95°E, Congo River basin, Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus zakoni Lavoué, Sullivan & Arnegard, 2010. Mormyridae. Distribution: Congo River basin, Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

GENUS Pollimyrus Taverne, 1971 - elephantfishes [=Pollimyrus Taverne [L.], 1971:104, 108] Notes: [ref. 4349]. Masc. Mormyrus isidori Valenciennes, 1846. Type by original designation. •Valid as Pollimyrus Taverne, 1971 – (Taverne 1972:171 [ref. 6367], Gosse 1984:114 [ref. 6169], Paugy & Bénech 1989:300 [ref. 26478], Bigorne in Lévêque et al. 1990:176 [ref. 21589], Bigorne 1991:313 [ref. 20236], Poll & Gosse 1995:137 [ref. 24781], Dankwa et al. 1999:17 [ref. 28023], Hopkins et al. 2007:325 [ref. 30019], Marshall 2011:56 [ref. 31755], Kramer et al. 2013:16 [ref. 33002]). Current status: Valid as Pollimyrus Taverne, 1971. Mormyridae.

Species Pollimyrus adspersus (Günther, 1866) - adspersus mormyrid (author) [=Mormyrus adspersus Günther [A.], 1866:221] Notes: [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 6; ref. 1983] West Africa. Current status: Valid as Pollimyrus adspersus (Günther, 1866). Mormyridae. Distribution: West-central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Pollimyrus brevis (Boulenger, 1913) - Dungu mormyrid (author) [=Marcusenius brevis Boulenger [G. A.], 1913:156] Notes: [Revue Zoologique Africaine v. 2 (fasc. 2); ref. 14944] Dungu, upper Uelé River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Valid as Pollimyrus brevis (Boulenger, 1913). Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater

Species Pollimyrus castelnaui (Boulenger, 1911) - dwarf stonebasher [=Marcusenius castelnaui Boulenger [G. A.], 1911:402, Pl. 38 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Transactions of the Zoological Society of London v. 18 (pt 5, no. 1); ref. 14776] Lake Ngami basin, Bechuanaland [Botswana], southern Africa. Current status: Valid as Pollimyrus castelnaui (Boulenger, 1911). Mormyridae. Distribution: Southern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Pollimyrus cuandoensis Kramer et al., 2013 - Kwando mormyrid (author) [=Pollimyrus cuandoensis Kramer [B.], van der Bank [H.] & Wink [M.], 2013:17, Figs. 1K, L] Notes: [Journal of Natural History v. 48 (7-8); ref. 33002] Kwando River at Kongola Bridge, 17°47'33"S, 23°20'33"E, southern Africa. Current status: Valid as Pollimyrus cuandoensis Kramer, van der Bank & Wink, 2013. Mormyridae. Distribution: Kwando (Cuando) River, southern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Pollimyrus eburneensis Bigorne, 1991 - Agnebi elephantfish (author) [=Pollimyrus kingsleyae eburneensis Bigorne [R.], 1991:321] Notes: [Revue d'Hydrobiologie Tropicale v. 23 (no. 4) [1990]; ref. 20236] Agnébi, Ivory Coast. Current status: Valid as Pollimyrus eburneensis Bigorne, 1991. Mormyridae. Distribution: Agnébi, San Pedro and Banco Rivers, Ivory Coast, West Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Pollimyrus isidori (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1847) - elephant fish [=Mormyrus isidori Valenciennes [A.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1847:285, Marcusenius fasciaticeps Boulenger [G. A.], 1920:12, Fig. 3, Marcusenius gaillardi Pellegrin [J.], 1909:242, Marcusenius osborni Nichols [J. T.] & Griscom [L.], 1917:667, Fig. 1, Marcusenius rudebeckii Svensson [G. S. O.], 1933:33, Fig. 12, Petrocephalus vanderbilti Fowler [H. W.], 1936:246, Fig. 2] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 19; ref. 4883] Nile River, Egypt. Current status: Valid as Pollimyrus isidori (Valenciennes, 1847). Mormyridae. Distribution: Africa. Habitat: freshwater. (fasciaticeps) [Annales du Musée du Congo Belge Sér. C (Zoologie) (Sér. 1) v. 2 (fasc. 4); ref. 587] Kinshasa [Leopoldville], Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Synonym of Pollimyrus isidori (Valenciennes, 1847). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater. (gaillardi) [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 15 (no. 5); ref. 14408] Lake Chad at Bol, Chad. Current status: Synonym of Pollimyrus isidori (Valenciennes, 1847). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater. (osborni) [Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History v. 37 (art. 25); ref. 3185] Uele River, Orientale Province, Congo. Current status: Synonym of Pollimyrus isidori (Valenciennes, 1847). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater. (rudebeckii) [Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens handlingar. v. 12 (no. 3); ref. 16524] Boraba swamp along Gambia River, western Africa. Current status: Synonym of Pollimyrus isidori (Valenciennes, 1847). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater. (vanderbilti) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 88; ref. 1424] Fort Sibut, Central African Republic [Ubangi-Shari]. Current status: Synonym of Pollimyrus isidori (Valenciennes, 1847). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Pollimyrus maculipinnis (Nichols & La Monte, 1934) - Kananga mormyrid (author) [=Marcusenius maculipinnis Nichols [J. T.] & La Monte [F. R.], 1934:1, Fig. 1] Notes: [American Museum Novitates No. 723; ref. 16441] Luluabourg [Kananga], Kasai District, Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Valid as Pollimyrus maculipinnis (Nichols & La Monte, 1934). Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Pollimyrus marianne Kramer et al., 2003 - Lisikili mormyrid (author) [=Pollimyrus marianne Kramer [B.], van der Bank [F. H.], Flint [N.], Sauer-Gürth [H.] & Wink [M.], 2003:53, Figs. 1(Z)] Notes: [Environmental Biology of Fishes v. 67 (no. 1); ref. 27466] Zambezi River, Lisikili backwater, 17°29'S, 24°26'E, Africa. Current status: Valid as Pollimyrus marianne Kramer, van der Bank, Flint, Sauer-Gürth & Wink, 2003. Mormyridae. Distribution: Upper Zambezi River, Zimbabwi, eastern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Pollimyrus nigricans (Boulenger, 1906) - dark stonebasher [=Marcusenius nigricans Boulenger [G. A.], 1906:434] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 17 (no. 101); ref. 574] Mouth of Katonga River, Lake Victoria [Victoria Nyanza]. Current status: Valid as Pollimyrus nigricans (Boulenger, 1906). Mormyridae. Distribution: Eastern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Pollimyrus nigripinnis (Boulenger, 1899) - Kutu mormyrid (author) [=Marcusenius nigripinnis Boulenger [G. A.], 1899:67, Pl. 33 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology) v. 1 (fasc. 4); ref. 549] Kutu, Lake Leopold II, Upper Congo. Current status: Valid as Pollimyrus nigripinnis (Boulenger, 1899). Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Pollimyrus pedunculatus (David & Poll, 1937) - Boma mormyrid (author) [=Marcusenius pedunculatus David [L.] & Poll [M.], 1937:202, Fig. 5] Notes: [Annales du Musée du Congo Belge Sér. C (Zoologie) (Sér. 1) v. 3 (fasc. 5); ref. 1043] Boma, Congo River basin, Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Valid as Pollimyrus pedunculatus (David & Poll, 1937). Mormyridae. Distribution: West-central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Pollimyrus petherici (Boulenger, 1898) - Khartum mormyrid (author) [=Marcusenius petherici Boulenger [G. A.], 1898:7] Notes: [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology) v. 1 (fasc. 1); ref. 542] Khartum, Upper Nile. Current status: Valid as Pollimyrus petherici (Boulenger, 1898). Mormyridae. Distribution: Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Pollimyrus petricolus (Daget, 1954) - Markala mormyrid (author) [=Marcusenius petricolus Daget [J.], 1954:101, Fig. 30] Notes: [Mémoires de l'Institut français d'Afrique Noire No. 36; ref. 11989] Markala, Sudan. Current status: Valid as Pollimyrus petricolus (Daget, 1954). Mormyridae. Distribution: Western Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Pollimyrus plagiostoma (Boulenger, 1898) - Matadi mormyrid (author) [=Marcusenius plagiostoma Boulenger [G. A.], 1898:7, Pl. 3 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology) v. 1 (fasc. 1); ref. 542] Matadi, Lower Congo River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Valid as Pollimyrus plagiostoma (Boulenger, 1898). Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Pollimyrus pulverulentus (Boulenger, 1899) - Coquilhatville mormyrid (author) [=Marcusenius pulverulentus Boulenger [G. A.], 1899:68, Pl. 33 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology) v. 1 (fasc. 4); ref. 549] Coquilhatville, Upper Congo. Current status: Valid as Pollimyrus pulverulentus (Boulenger, 1899). Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Pollimyrus schreyeni Poll, 1972 - Schreyen mormyrid (author) [=Pollimyrus schreyeni Poll [M.], 1972:164, Fig. 1] Notes: [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 85 (nos 1-2); ref. 7637] River 15 kilometers from Boende on Boende-Watsi route, Congo River basin, Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Valid as Pollimyrus schreyeni Poll, 1972. Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Pollimyrus stappersii (Boulenger, 1915) - Stappers's mormyrid (author) [=Marcusenius stappersii Boulenger [G. A.], 1915:162, Marcusenius stappersi kapangae David [L.], 1935:293] Notes: [Revue Zoologique Africaine v. 4 (fasc. 2); ref. 15086] Tributary of Lukinda River. Current status: Valid as Pollimyrus stappersii (Boulenger, 1915). Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater. (kapangae) [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 27 (no. 2); ref. 13878] Katanga (now Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Synonym of Pollimyrus stappersii (Boulenger, 1915). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Pollimyrus tumifrons (Boulenger, 1902) - Banzyville mormyrid (author) [=Marcusenius tumifrons Boulenger [G. A.], 1902:24, Pl. 7 (fig. 3), Marcusenius aequipinnis Pellegrin [J.], 1924:3, Petrocephalus anterodorsalis David [L.] & Poll [M.], 1937:200, Fig. 2] Notes: [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology) v. 2 (fasc. 2); ref. 562] Ubangi River at Banzyville, Democratic Republic of Congo, about 4°18'N, 21°11'E. Current status: Valid as Pollimyrus tumifrons (Boulenger, 1902). Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater. (aequipinnis) [Revue Zoologique Africaine v. 12 (no. 1); ref. 17937] Kasaï River at N'gombe, Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Synonym of Pollimyrus tumifrons (Boulenger, 1902). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater. (anterodorsalis) [Annales du Musée du Congo Belge Sér. C (Zoologie) (Sér. 1) v. 3 (fasc. 5); ref. 1043] Panga, Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Synonym of Pollimyrus tumifrons (Boulenger, 1902). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

GENUS Stomatorhinus Boulenger, 1898 - elephantfishes [=Stomatorhinus Boulenger [G. A.], 1898:9] Notes: [ref. 542]. Masc. Mormyrus walkeri Günther, 1867. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan 1920:478 [ref. 4905] [author indicates genus was established for walkeri but not sufficient for original designation; two included species]. •Valid as Stomatorhinus Boulenger, 1898 -- (Taverne 1972:105, 169 [ref. 6367], Gosse 1984:120 [ref. 6169], Poll & Gosse 1995:133 [ref. 24781], Sullivan & Hopkins 2004:1 [ref. 28082], Hopkins et al. 2007:269 [ref. 30019]). Current status: Valid as Stomatorhinus Boulenger, 1898. Mormyridae.

Species Stomatorhinus ater Pellegrin, 1924 - Kidada mormyrid (author) [=Stomatorhinus ater Pellegrin [J.], 1924:4] Notes: [Revue Zoologique Africaine v. 12 (no. 1); ref. 17937] Congo River at Kidada, Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Valid as Stomatorhinus ater Pellegrin, 1924. Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater

Species Stomatorhinus corneti Boulenger, 1899 - Stanley Pool mormyrid (author) [=Stomatorhinus corneti Boulenger [G. A.], 1899:71, Pl. 31 (fig. 5)] Notes: [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology) v. 1 (fasc. 4); ref. 549] Stanley Pool, Congo. Current status: Valid as Stomatorhinus corneti Boulenger, 1899. Mormyridae. Distribution: Congo River basin. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Stomatorhinus fuliginosus Poll, 1941 - Mosongolia mormyrid (author) [=Stomatorhinus fuliginosus Poll [M.], 1941:2, Fig. 1] Notes: [Bulletin du Musée Royal d'Historie Naturelle de Belgique v. 17 (no. 50); ref. 13177] Mosongolia River, Uele, Ibembo region, Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Valid as Stomatorhinus fuliginosus Poll, 1941. Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Stomatorhinus humilior Boulenger, 1899 - Ibali mormyrid (author) [=Stomatorhinus humilior Boulenger [G. A.], 1899:70, Pl. 31 (fig. 4)] Notes: [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology) v. 1 (fasc. 4); ref. 549] Ibali, Lake Leopold II; Coquilhatville, Upper Congo. Current status: Valid as Stomatorhinus humilior Boulenger, 1899. Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Stomatorhinus ivindoensis Sullivan & Hopkins, 2005 - Biale Creek mormyrid (author) [=Stomatorhinus ivindoensis Sullivan [J. P.] & Hopkins [C. D.], 2005:3, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [Zootaxa No. 847; ref. 28082] "Bialé Creek", a small tributary of the Ivindo River inside the Ipassa Plateau Reserve near Makokou, 0°32.3'N, 12°49.6'E, Gabon. Current status: Valid as Stomatorhinus ivindoensis Sullivan & Hopkins, 2005. Mormyridae. Distribution: Ivindo River, tributary of Ogooué River, Gabon, West Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Stomatorhinus kununguensis Poll, 1945 - Kunungu mormyrid (author) [=Stomatorhinus kununguensis Poll [M.], 1945:40, Fig. 2] Notes: [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 39 (no. 1); ref. 13133] Kunungu, Congo River basin, Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Valid as Stomatorhinus kununguensis Poll, 1945. Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Stomatorhinus microps Boulenger, 1898 - Boma mormyrid (author) [=Stomatorhinus microps Boulenger [G. A.], 1898:9, Pl. 4 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology) v. 1 (fasc. 1); ref. 542] Boma and Matadi, Lower Congo and region of the cataracts, Manyanga. Current status: Valid as Stomatorhinus microps Boulenger, 1898. Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Stomatorhinus patrizii Vinciguerra, 1928 - Buta mormyrid (author) [=Stomatorhinus patrizii Vinciguerra [D.], 1928:10 [6]] Notes: [Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale `Giacomo Doria' v. 53; ref. 15879] Buta, Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Valid as Stomatorhinus patrizii Vinciguerra, 1928. Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Stomatorhinus polli Matthes, 1964 - Ikela mormyrid (author) [=Stomatorhinus polli Matthes [H.], 1964:33, Pl. 1a] Notes: [Annales, Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervoren, Sciences Zoologiques No. 126; ref. 2911] Ikela region, Congo. Current status: Valid as Stomatorhinus polli Matthes, 1964. Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Stomatorhinus polylepis Boulenger, 1899 - Isangila mormyrid (author) [=Stomatorhinus polylepis Boulenger [G. A.], 1899:71, Pl. 31 (fig. 6)] Notes: [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology) v. 1 (fasc. 4); ref. 549] Coquilhatville [now Mbandaka], and Isangila, region of the cataracts, Upper Congo. Current status: Valid as Stomatorhinus polylepis Boulenger, 1899. Mormyridae. Distribution: Western and central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Stomatorhinus puncticulatus Boulenger, 1899 - Chiloango mormyrid (author) [=Stomatorhinus puncticulatus Boulenger [G. A.], 1899:69, Pl. 31 (fig. 3)] Notes: [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology) v. 1 (fasc. 4); ref. 549] Boma and Chiloango, Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Valid as Stomatorhinus puncticulatus Boulenger, 1899. Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Stomatorhinus schoutedeni Poll, 1945 - Schouteden's mormyrid (author) [=Stomatorhinus schoutedeni Poll [M.], 1945:38, Fig. 1] Notes: [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 39 (no. 1); ref. 13133] Boma, Congo River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Current status: Valid as Stomatorhinus schoutedeni Poll, 1945. Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Stomatorhinus walkeri (Günther, 1867) - Walker mormyrid (author) [=Mormyrus walkeri Günther [A.], 1867:116 [8], Pl. 3 (fig. C), Petrocephalus affinis Sauvage [H. E.], 1879:101 [12]] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 3) v. 20 (no. 116); ref. 1989] Ogowe River, Gabon. Current status: Valid as Stomatorhinus walkeri (Günther, 1867). Mormyridae. Distribution: Western Africa. Habitat: freshwater. (affinis) [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 3; ref. 3881] Ogooué River at Doumé, Gabon. Current status: Synonym of Stomatorhinus walkeri (Günther, 1867). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater ****************************************************************************** Unavailable names, uncertain taxa

Marcusenius kainjii Lewis [D. S. C.] 1974:14, 49, Fig. 15 [An illustrated key to the fishes of Lake Kainji; ref. 31600] Lake Kainji, artifical lake in lower Niger River, Nigeria, 10°30'N, 4°35'E. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1974.3.25.8. •Uncertain status as Marcusenius kainjii Lewis 1974 -- (Kramer & Wink 2013:8 [2333] [ref. 32824]). Current status: Uncertain as Marcusenius kainjii Lewis 1974. Mormyridae. Distribution: Lake Kainji, Nigeria. Habitat: freshwater.

Mormyrops tubirostris Boulenger [G. A.] in Pellegrin 1900:350 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 6 (no. 7); ref. 6253] Not available, name mentioned in synonymy of Mormyrops boulengeri Pellegrin 1900:349 [ref. 6253]. Mormyridae.

Mormyrus lineatus Vaillant [L. L.] in Rivière [É.] 1886:17 [La Revue scientifique: revue hebdomadaire illustrée (Revue rose), éd. par Jean Duhem. v. 38 [series 3: v. 23 (no. 1)]; ref. 17852] Not available, no distinguishing features provided; from Africa. Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

Scrophicephalus longipinnis Swainson [W.] 1838:309, Fig. 70 [The natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. v. 1; ref. 4302] Not an original description but is Mormyrus longipinnis Rüppell 1832, but unclear from Swainson's text (figure copied). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

Mormyrus macupe Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1855:257, ?87, Pl. 16 [Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1855; ref. 3449] Mozambique. Still researching. Mormyridae.