Hyperopisus

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Hyperopisus bebe
Hyperopisus bebe (below),
Mormyrops anguilloides (above)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Osteoglossiformes
Family:
Mormyridae
Subfamily:
Mormyrinae
Genus:
Hyperopisus

Species:
H. knoepffleri
Binomial name
Hyperopisus bebe
(Lacépède, 1803)
Synonyms
  • Phagrus Marcusen 1864
  • Mormyrus bebe Lacepède 1803
  • Hyperopisus occidentalis Günther 1866
  • Hyperopisus tenuicauda Pellégrin 1904
  • Hyperopisus occidentalis tenuicaudus (Pellégrin 1904)
  • Hyperopisus bebe chariensis Blache 1964
  • Hyperopisus chariensis (Blache 1964)
  • Mormyrus dorsalis Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1809
  • Phagrus dorsalis (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1809)

The Bebe mormyrid (Hyperopisus bebe) is a species of elephantfish in the family Mormyridae. It is the only species in its genus and is divided into two subspecies.[1] This species is known from many rivers in the northern half of Africa, ranging from the Senegal to the Nile basin.[2] It reaches a length of 51 cm (20 in).[2]

Subspecies

References

  1. ^ "Mormyridae" (PDF). Deeplyfish- fishes of the world. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Hyperopisus in FishBase. June 2011 version.


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