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

Ivindomyrus marchei

Mormyridae

Ivindomyrus marchei

Ivindomyrus marchei
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 18.1 cm

Mormyridae

Sanaga mormyrid

Mormyrops caballus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 46 cm
Campylomormyrus alces

Mormyridae

Campylomormyrus alces

Campylomormyrus alces
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 36 cm
Lokundi mormyrid (Hippopotamyrus castor)

Mormyridae

Lokundi mormyrid

Hippopotamyrus castor
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 26 cm
Knoepffler's Elephantfish (Boulengeromyrus knoepffleri)

Mormyridae

Knoepffler's Elephantfish

Boulengeromyrus knoepffleri
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 41.3 cm
Petrocephalus squalostoma

Mormyridae

Petrocephalus squalostoma

Petrocephalus squalostoma
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 12.2 cm
Cornish jack (Mormyrops anguilloides)

Mormyridae

Cornish jack

Mormyrops anguilloides
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 150 cm
Trunkfish (Cyphomyrus psittacus)

Mormyridae

Trunkfish

Cyphomyrus psittacus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 30 cm
Brevimyrus niger

Mormyridae

Brevimyrus niger

Brevimyrus niger
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 15 cm
Mormyrops nigricans

Mormyridae

Mormyrops nigricans

Mormyrops nigricans
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 34 cm
dark stonebasher (Pollimyrus nigricans)

Mormyridae

dark stonebasher

Pollimyrus nigricans
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 10 cm
Pollimyrus nigripinnis

Mormyridae

Pollimyrus nigripinnis

Pollimyrus nigripinnis
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 11 cm

Mormyridae

Stomatorhinus ater

Stomatorhinus ater
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 9.2 cm

Mormyridae

Petrocephalus magnoculis

Petrocephalus magnoculis
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 10.9 cm

Mormyridae

Campylomormyrus compressirostris

Campylomormyrus compressirostris
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 19 cm
Cryptomyrus ogoouensis

Mormyridae

Cryptomyrus ogoouensis

Cryptomyrus ogoouensis
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 11.2 cm

Mormyridae

Cryptomyrus ona

Cryptomyrus ona
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 10.8 cm
Parrotfish (Cyphomyrus cubangoensis)

Mormyridae

Parrotfish

Cyphomyrus cubangoensis
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 12.4 cm

Mormyridae

Cyphomyrus lufirae

Cyphomyrus lufirae
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 13.8 cm

Mormyridae

Heteromormyrus angusticaudatus

Heteromormyrus angusticaudatus
  • Freshwater

Mormyridae

Heteromormyrus chilembwei

Heteromormyrus chilembwei
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 6.9 cm

Mormyridae

Heteromormyrus dolichorhynchus

Heteromormyrus dolichorhynchus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 17.6 cm

Mormyridae

Cunene River stonebasher

Heteromormyrus longilateralis
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 17.2 cm

Mormyridae

Heteromormyrus ndauorum

Heteromormyrus ndauorum
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 14.9 cm