Hyperopisus Gill [T. N.] 1862:139 Masc. Mormyrus dorsalis Geoffroy St. Hilaire 1809. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Hyperopisus Gill 1862 -- (Taverne 1972:55 [ref. 6367] but with wrong type species, Gosse 1984:77 [ref. 6169], Lévêque et al. 1989:114 [ref. 26480], Bigorne in Lévêque et al. 1990:132 [ref. 21589], Poll & Gosse 1995:131 [ref. 24781]). Current status: Valid as Hyperopisus Gill 1862. Mormyridae.