Pollimyrus

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Kingdom Animalia Subfamily Mormyrinae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus		Family Mormyridae Scientific name Pollimyrus Higher classification Mormyridae Order Osteoglossiformes

Similar Mormyridae, Petrocephalus, Marcusenius, Hippopotamyrus, Brienomyrus

Pollimyrus adspersus foraging

Pollimyrus is a genus of elephantfishes native to Africa.

There are currently 19 recognized species in this genus:

Pollimyrus adspersus (Günther, 1866)

Pollimyrus brevis (Boulenger, 1913)

Pollimyrus castelnaui (Boulenger, 1911) (Dwarf stonebasher)

Pollimyrus cuandoensis B. J. Kramer, van der Bank & Wink, 2013

Pollimyrus guttatus (Fowler, 1936)

Pollimyrus isidori (Valenciennes, 1847)

Pollimyrus isidori fasciaticeps (Boulenger, 1920)

Pollimyrus isidori isidori (Valenciennes, 1847)

Pollimyrus isidori osborni (Nichols & Griscom, 1917)

Pollimyrus maculipinnis (Nichols & La Monte, 1934)

Pollimyrus marchei (Sauvage, 1879)

Pollimyrus marianne B. J. Kramer, van der Bank, Flint, Sauer-Gürth & Wink, 2003

Pollimyrus nigricans ((Boulenger, 1906) (Dark stonebasher)

Pollimyrus nigripinnis (Boulenger, 1899)

Pollimyrus pedunculatus (L. R. David & Poll, 1937)

Pollimyrus petherici (Boulenger, 1898)

Pollimyrus petricolus (Daget, 1954)

Pollimyrus plagiostoma (Boulenger, 1898)

Pollimyrus pulverulentus (Boulenger, 1899)

Pollimyrus schreyeni Poll, 1972

Pollimyrus stappersii (Boulenger, 1915)

Pollimyrus stappersii kapangae (L. R. David, 1935)

Pollimyrus stappersii stappersii (Boulenger, 1915)

Pollimyrus tumifrons (Boulenger, 1902)

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