Pollimyrus

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Pollimyrus
Pollimyrus plagiostoma.jpg
Pollimyrus plagiostoma
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Family: Mormyridae
Subfamily: Mormyrinae
Genus: Pollimyrus
, 1971
Type species
Mormyrus isidori
Valenciennes, 1846

Pollimyrus is a genus of elephantfishes native to Africa.[1]

Species[]

There are currently 19 recognized species in this genus:[1][2][3]

  • (Günther 1866)
  • (Boulenger 1913) (Dungu mormyrid)
  • Pollimyrus castelnaui (Boulenger, 1911) (Dwarf stonebasher)
  • , & 2013[2] (Kwando mormyrid)
  • , 1991 (Agnebi elephantfish)
  • (Fowler 1936) (Cameroon mormyrid)
  • (Valenciennes 1847)
    • Pollimyrus isidori fasciaticeps (Boulenger 1920)
    • Pollimyrus isidori isidori (Valenciennes 1847)
    • Pollimyrus isidori osborni (Nichols & Griscom 1917)
  • (Nichols & 1934) (Kananga mormyrid)
  • , , & 2003 (Lisikili mormyrid)
  • Pollimyrus nigricans (Boulenger 1906) (Dark stonebasher)
  • (Boulenger, 1899) (Kutu mormyrid)
  • ( & Poll 1937) (Boma mormyrid)
  • (Boulenger 1898) (Khartum mormyrid)
  • (Daget 1954) (Markala mormyrid)
  • (Boulenger 1898) (Matadi mormyrid)
  • (Boulenger 1899) (Coquilhatville mormyrid)
  • Poll 1972 (Schreyen mormyrid)
  • (Boulenger 1915) (Stappers’ mormyrid)
    • Pollimyrus stappersii kapangae ( 1935)
    • Pollimyrus stappersii stappersii (Boulenger 1915)
  • (Boulenger 1902) (Banzyville mormyrid)

References[]

  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Pollimyrus in FishBase. May 2018 version.
  2. ^ a b Kramer, B., van der Bank, H. & Wink, M. (2013): Marked differentiation in a new species of dwarf stonebasher, Pollimyrus cuandoensis sp. nov. (Mormyridae: Teleostei), from a contact zone with two sibling species of the Okavango and Zambezi rivers. Journal of Natural History, 48 (7-8) [2014]: 429-463.
  3. ^ "Mormyridae" (PDF). Deeplyfish- fishes of the world. Retrieved 18 May 2017.


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