Kingdom Animalia Family Mormyridae Phylum Chordata Order Osteoglossiformes | Class Actinopterygii Subfamily Mormyrinae Rank Species | |
Genus Cyphomyrus
Pappenheim, 1906 Similar Hippopotamyrus, Marcusenius, Pollimyrus, Hyperopisus bebe, Brienomyrus |
The Zambezi Parrotfish (Cyphomyrus discorhynchus) is an elephantfish in the family Mormyridae. It is currently the only member of its genus. It occurs in several river systems across central Africa. It grows to a length of 31 cm.
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