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Zambezi parrotfish

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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.

References

Zambezi parrotfish Wikipedia