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.