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

Mormyrus felixi

Mormyrus felixi
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 14.3 cm
Zambezi Dwarf Stonebasher (Pollimyrus marianne)

Mormyridae

Zambezi Dwarf Stonebasher

Pollimyrus marianne
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 7.3 cm
Petrocephalus hutereaui

Mormyridae

Petrocephalus hutereaui

Petrocephalus hutereaui
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 6 cm

Mormyridae

Marcusenius rheni

Marcusenius rheni
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 20.8 cm
Adspersus Mormyrid (Pollimyrus adspersus)

Mormyridae

Adspersus Mormyrid

Pollimyrus adspersus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 9.8 cm

Mormyridae

Brienomyrus adustus

Brienomyrus adustus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 10 cm
Paramormyrops kingsleyae

Mormyridae

Paramormyrops kingsleyae

Paramormyrops kingsleyae
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 13.5 cm
Stomatorhinus walkeri

Mormyridae

Stomatorhinus walkeri

Stomatorhinus walkeri
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 9 cm
Oxymormyrus zanclirostris (Mormyrops zanclirostris)

Mormyridae

Oxymormyrus zanclirostris

Mormyrops zanclirostris
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 27 cm
Eastern bottlenose mormyrid (Mormyrus longirostris)

Mormyridae

Eastern bottlenose mormyrid

Mormyrus longirostris
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 75 cm
Paramormyrops longicaudatus

Mormyridae

Paramormyrops longicaudatus

Paramormyrops longicaudatus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 23.8 cm
Brienomyrus longianalis

Mormyridae

Brienomyrus longianalis

Brienomyrus longianalis
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 16 cm

Mormyridae

Petrocephalus longianalis

Petrocephalus longianalis
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 11.9 cm
Marcusenius mento

Mormyridae

Marcusenius mento

Marcusenius mento
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 36.1 cm
Eastern Bottlenose (Mormyrus caschive)

Mormyridae

Eastern Bottlenose

Mormyrus caschive
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 100 cm
Long-head Churchill (Petrocephalus longicapitis)

Mormyridae

Long-head Churchill

Petrocephalus longicapitis
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 11 cm
Longnose stonebasher (Gnathonemus longibarbis)

Mormyridae

Longnose stonebasher

Gnathonemus longibarbis
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 36 cm

Mormyridae

Djebba Mormyrid

Marcusenius abadii
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 40 cm
Paramormyrops hopkinsi

Mormyridae

Paramormyrops hopkinsi

Paramormyrops hopkinsi
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 15.6 cm
Lower Congo River mormyrid (Mormyrus cyaneus)

Mormyridae

Lower Congo River mormyrid

Mormyrus cyaneus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 26 cm
Southern Churchill (Petrocephalus wesselsi)

Mormyridae

Southern Churchill

Petrocephalus wesselsi
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 11.4 cm
Cyphomyrus wilverthi

Mormyridae

Cyphomyrus wilverthi

Cyphomyrus wilverthi
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 26 cm

Mormyridae

Mormyrops masuianus

Mormyrops masuianus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 41 cm
Large-bodied Churchill (Petrocephalus magnitrunci)

Mormyridae

Large-bodied Churchill

Petrocephalus magnitrunci
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 8.9 cm