Heteromormyrus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Mormyridae, the elephantfishes. These fishes are found in southern and central Africa in Angola, Namibia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and, maybe, Zimbabwe.[2]
| Heteromormyrus | |
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| Heteromormyrus pauciradiatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Osteoglossiformes |
| Family: | Mormyridae |
| Genus: | Heteromormyrus Steindachner, 1866 |
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| Mormyrus pauciradiatus Steindachner, 1866[1]
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Species
editHeteromormyrus contains the following recognised species:[3][2]
- Heteromormyrus ansorgii (Boulenger, 1905) (Slender stonebasher)
- Heteromormyrus longilateralis (B. Kramer & E. R. Swartz, 2010) (Cubnene river stonebasher)
- Heteromormyrus pappenheimi (Boulenger 1910) (Pappenheim's stonebasher)
- Heteromormyrus pauciradiatus (Steindachner, 1866)
- Heteromormyrus szaboi (B. Kramer, van der Bank & Wink, 2004)
- Heteromormyrus tavernei (Poll, 1972) (Upper Zambezi mormyrid)
References
edit- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Mormyridae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Heteromormyrus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Heteromormyrus". FishBase. June 2024 version.
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