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Mormyrops

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Chordata

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Mormyrops

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Mormyrops mormyridsmyspeciesinfositesmormyridsmyspecies

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Cornish jack, Mormyridae, Petrocephalus, Marcusenius, Mormyrus

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Mormyrops is a genus of weakly electric fish in the family Mormyridae from freshwater in Africa. They are characterized by an elongate head measuring twice as long as high, and no teeth on the palate or the tongue. The genus includes the largest member of the mormyrid family, the cornish jack (Mormyrops anguilloides) at up to 1.5 m (4.9 ft) in length.

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Mormyrops Mormyridae Mormyridae African weakly electric fishes

Mormyrops anguilloides feeding mov


Species

Mormyrops Mormyridae Mormyridae African weakly electric fishes

  • Mormyrops anguilloides (Linnaeus, 1758) (Cornish jack)
  • Mormyrops attenuatus Boulenger, 1898
  • Mormyrops batesianus Boulenger, 1909
  • Mormyrops breviceps Steindachner, 1894
  • Mormyrops caballus Pellegrin, 1927
  • Mormyrops citernii Vinciguerra, 1912
  • Mormyrops curtus Boulenger, 1899
  • Mormyrops curviceps Román, 1966
  • Mormyrops engystoma Boulenger, 1898
  • Mormyrops furcidens Pellegrin, 1900
  • Mormyrops intermedius Vinciguerra, 1928
  • Mormyrops lineolatus Boulenger, 1898
  • Mormyrops mariae (Schilthuis, 1891)
  • Mormyrops masuianus Boulenger, 1898
  • Mormyrops microstoma Boulenger, 1898
  • Mormyrops nigricans Boulenger, 1899
  • Mormyrops oudoti Daget, 1954
  • Mormyrops parvus Boulenger, 1899
  • Mormyrops sirenoides Boulenger, 1898

  • Mormyrops Mormyridae Mormyridae African weakly electric fishes


    References

    Mormyrops Wikipedia


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