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Heteromormyrus

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Heteromormyrus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Family: Mormyridae
Genus: Heteromormyrus
(Steindachner, 1866)
Species:
H. pauciradiatus
Binomial name
Heteromormyrus pauciradiatus
Synonyms
  • Mormyrus (Heteromormyrus) Steindachner 1866
  • Mormyrus pauciradiatus Steindachner 1866
  • Heteromormyrus pauciradiatus (Steindachner 1866)
  • Marcusenius pauciradiatus (Steindachner 1866)
  • Pollimyrus pauciradiatus (Steindachner 1866)

Steindachner's Angolan mormyrid (Heteromormyrus pauciradiatus) is a species of elephantfish in the family Mormyridae being the only member of its genus.[1] It is found only in the coastal river basins in Angola in Africa. It reaches a length of about 10 cm (4 in).[2]

References

  1. ^ "Mormyridae" (PDF). Deeplyfish- fishes of the world. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Heteromormyrus pauciradiatus". FishBase. June 2011 version.