TAXONOMY ATLAS · LEVEL 04

Elephantfishes

Mormyridae
Genera
21
Species
243

SPECIES INDEX

Species in this family

Browse all 243 published species in Mormyridae.

243 published species in this family

Mormyridae

Mormyrops parvus

Mormyrops parvus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 16.5 cm
Petrocephalus microphthalmus

Mormyridae

Petrocephalus microphthalmus

Petrocephalus microphthalmus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 5.2 cm

Mormyridae

Heteromormyrus pauciradiatus

Heteromormyrus pauciradiatus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 10 cm

Mormyridae

Egyptian trunkfish

Mormyrus niloticus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 46 cm
Bane Mormyrid (Petrocephalus bane)

Mormyridae

Bane Mormyrid

Petrocephalus bane
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 20 cm

Mormyridae

Markala Mormyrid

Pollimyrus petricolus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 11 cm
Petrocephalus balayi

Mormyridae

Petrocephalus balayi

Petrocephalus balayi
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 11 cm

Mormyridae

Mormyrops batesianus

Mormyrops batesianus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 28 cm
Campylomormyrus bredoi

Mormyridae

Campylomormyrus bredoi

Campylomormyrus bredoi
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 37 cm

Mormyridae

Mormyrops boulengeri

Mormyrops boulengeri
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 25 cm
Ogun mormyrid (Marcusenius brucii)

Mormyridae

Ogun mormyrid

Marcusenius brucii
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 33 cm

Mormyridae

Marcusenius schilthuisiae

Marcusenius schilthuisiae
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 14.8 cm

Mormyridae

Pappenheim's stonebasher

Heteromormyrus pappenheimi
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 18 cm

Mormyridae

Stomatorhinus patrizii

Stomatorhinus patrizii
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 6 cm

Mormyridae

Marcusenius kutuensis

Marcusenius kutuensis
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 19.5 cm

Mormyridae

Marcusenius friteli

Marcusenius friteli
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 13.5 cm
Campylomormyrus curvirostris

Mormyridae

Campylomormyrus curvirostris

Campylomormyrus curvirostris
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 40.5 cm

Mormyridae

Paramormyrops retrodorsalis

Paramormyrops retrodorsalis
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 11.4 cm
Wormjawed mormyrid (Campylomormyrus tamandua)

Mormyridae

Wormjawed mormyrid

Campylomormyrus tamandua
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 43 cm

Mormyridae

Mormyrops curviceps

Mormyrops curviceps
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 43 cm

Mormyridae

Paramormyrops curvifrons

Paramormyrops curvifrons
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 14.4 cm

Mormyridae

Cyphomyrus petherici

Cyphomyrus petherici
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 20 cm
Peters' elephantnose fish (Gnathonemus petersii)

Mormyridae

Peters' elephantnose fish

Gnathonemus petersii
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 35 cm

Mormyridae

Marcusenius devosi

Marcusenius devosi
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 121 cm