Mormyrops information

Mormyrops
	Mormyrops masuianus (above), Mormyrops lineolatus (below)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Osteoglossiformes
Family:	Mormyridae
Subfamily:	Mormyrinae
Genus:	Mormyrops; J. P. Müller, 1843
Synonyms
	Oxyrhynchus Leach 1818 non de Blainville 1926 non Brandegee;

Mormyrops is a genus of weakly electric fish in the family Mormyridae from freshwater in Africa. They are characterized by an elongate head measuring twice as long as high, and no teeth on the palate or the tongue.^[1] The genus includes the largest member of the mormyrid family, the cornish jack (Mormyrops anguilloides) at up to 1.5 m (4.9 ft) in length.^[2]

^ Günther, A. (1866). Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum. The Trustees.
^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Mormyrops in FishBase. May 2017 version.

[gunther-1] Günther, A. (1866). Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum. The Trustees.

[fishbase-2] Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Mormyrops in FishBase. May 2017 version.

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Mormyrops

Mormyrops masuianus (above), Mormyrops lineolatus (below)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Osteoglossiformes
Family:	Mormyridae
Subfamily:	Mormyrinae
Genus:	Mormyrops J. P. Müller, 1843
Synonyms
Oxyrhynchus Leach 1818 non de Blainville 1926 non Brandegee