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Species in the genus Mormyrus: [ 44 ] records

agnus, Mormyrus Pappenheim [P.] 1907:361, Pl. 13 (figs. 1-2) [Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin v. 3 (no. 3); ref. 15162] Niger River, Togo. Holotype (unique): ZMB 16440. •Synonym of Mormyrus hasselquistii Valenciennes 1847 -- (Gosse 1984:101 [ref. 6169]). Current status: Synonym of Mormyrus hasselquistii Valenciennes 1847. Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

anchietae, Mormyrus Guimarães [A. R. P.] 1884:4, Pl. 1 (fig. 3) [Jornal do Sciências Mathemáticas, Physicas e Naturaes, Lisboa v. 10 (no. 37); ref. 18171] Cunene River and Caconda River, Angola. Syntypes: apparently lost. •Synonym of Mormyrus lacerda Castelnau 1861 -- (Gosse 1984:102 [ref. 6169]). Current status: Synonym of Mormyrus lacerda Castelnau 1861. Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

asinus, Mormyrus Boulenger [G. A.] 1915:163 [Revue de Zoologie Africaine v. 4 (fasc. 2); ref. 15086] Lake Moero [Lake Mweru], Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype (unique): MRAC 14166. •Synonym of Mormyrus caballus Boulenger 1898, but a valid subspecies -- (Gosse 1984:98 [ref. 6169]). Current status: Synonym of Mormyrus caballus Boulenger 1898. Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

bachiqua, Mormyrus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:248 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 19; ref. 4883] No locality [=Egypt]. Based on a drawing by Rifaund, 1836, Pl. 190 (fig. 52). •Synonym of Mormyrus kannume Forsskål 1775 -- (Gosse 1984:102 [ref. 6169]). Current status: Synonym of Mormyrus kannume Fabricius 1775. Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

bernhardi, Mormyrus Pellegrin [J.] 1927:384 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 51 (no. 5) [for 1926]; ref. 15937] Nairobi, Kenya. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1926-0278. Type catalog: Bertin 1940:270 [ref. 293]. •Valid as Mormyrus bernhardi Pellegrin 1927 -- (Gosse 1984:98 [ref. 6169], Seegers et al. 2003:29 [ref. 28087]). Current status: Valid as Mormyrus bernhardi Pellegrin 1927. Mormyridae. Distribution: Eastern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

bozasi, Mormyrops Pellegrin [J.] 1903:327 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 9 (no. 7); ref. 13919] Ouellé River, Congo. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1903-0308. Type catalog: Bertin 1940:269 [ref. 293]. •Synonym of Mormyrus rume Valenciennes 1847 -- (Gosse 1984:106 [ref. 6169]). Current status: Synonym of Mormyrus rume Valenciennes 1847. Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

bumbanus, Mormyrus Boulenger [G. A.] 1909:186 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 4 (no. 21); ref. 576] Bumba River at Assobam, southern Cameroon. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1909.7.9.25. •Synonym of Mormyrus caballus Boulenger 1898, but a valid subspecies -- (Gosse 1984:98 [ref. 6169], Munene et al. 2021:21 [ref. 39283]). Current status: Synonym of Mormyrus caballus Boulenger 1898. Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

caballus, Mormyrus Boulenger [G. A.] 1898:16, Pl. 8 (fig. 1) [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoologie) v. 1 (fasc. 1); ref. 542] Upoto, Congo. Holotype (unique): MRAC 125 [or B154]. •Valid as Mormyrus caballus Boulenger 1898 -- (Gosse 1984:98 [ref. 6169], Skelton 2019:231 [ref. 36564]). Current status: Valid as Mormyrus caballus Boulenger 1898. Mormyridae. Distribution: West-central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

casalis, Mormyrus Vinciguerra [D.] 1922:380 [7], Pl. 5 (fig. 2) [Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova (Serie 3). v. 9 (no. 49); ref. 15391] Webi Shebeli, Somalia. Holotype (unique): MSNG 17625. Type catalog: Tortonese 1961:182 [ref. 10343]. On p. 7 of separate. •Valid as Mormyrus casalis Vinciguerra 1922 -- (Gosse 1984:99 [ref. 6169]). Current status: Valid as Mormyrus casalis Vinciguerra 1922. Mormyridae. Distribution: Eastern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

caschive, Mormyrus Hasselquist [F.] 1762:440 [Reise nach Palästina; ref. 18250] Nile River, Egypt. Not available, published in a rejected work (ICZN, Opinion 57). Also preoccupied by Mormyrus caschive Linnaeus 1758. Based on Hasselquist 1757:398 [ref. 30181], also a rejected work (ICZN Opinion 57). •In the synonymy of Mormyrus caschive Walbaum 1792. Suppressed. Current status: Synonym of Mormyrus caschive Linnaeus 1758. Mormyridae.

caschive, Mormyrus Linnaeus [C.] (ex Hasselquist) 1758:327 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Nile River, Egypt. No types known. Not available, name published in synonymy of Mormyrus anguilloides by Linnaeus 1758, but validated back to Linnaeus according to ICZN Art. 11.6.1 by subsequent recognition as a valid species by Walbaum 1792. Based on Hasselquist 1757:398 [ref.30181], a rejected work (ICZN Opinion 57). •Valid as Mormyrus caschive Linnaeus 1758 -- (Gosse 1984:99 [ref. 6169], Neumann et al. 2016:303 [ref. 35036], Akoth et al. 2023:7 [ref. 40069]). Current status: Valid as Mormyrus caschive Linnaeus 1758. Mormyridae. Distribution: East Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

curvifrons, Mormyrus Pellegrin [J.] 1904:438 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 10 (no. 7); ref. 15196] Mokaka, Congo. Syntypes: MNHN 1986-0335 (1), 1986-0336 (1). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:269 [ref. 293]. •Synonym of Mormyrus caballus Boulenger 1898 -- (Gosse 1984:98 [ref. 6169]). Current status: Synonym of Mormyrus caballus Boulenger 1898. Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

cyaneus, Mormyrus Roberts [T. R.] & Stewart [D. J.] 1976:268, Pl. 5 (fig. c) [Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 147 (no. 6); ref. 7388] Lower Congo River, Democratic Republic of Congo, 5°31.5'S, 13°37.5'E. Holotype: MCZ 50497. Paratypes: BMNH 1976.5.21.5-8 [ex MCZ 50498] (4), MCZ 50266 (2), 50430 (3), 50498 (orig. 46, now 36); MRAC 76-17-P-1-2 [ex MCZ 50498] (2); USNM 216375 [ex MCZ 50498] (4). •Valid as Mormyrus cyaneus Roberts & Stewart 1976 -- (Gosse 1984:100 [ref. 6169]). Current status: Valid as Mormyrus cyaneus Roberts & Stewart 1976. Mormyridae. Distribution: Lower Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

ellenbergeri, Mormyrus Pellegrin [J.] 1914:24 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 39 (no. 1); ref. 14165] Zambezi River at Léalui, Zambia. Syntypes: MNHN 1913-0299 (1), 1913-0300 (1). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:269 [ref. 293]. •Synonym of Mormyrus lacerda Castelnau 1861 -- (Gosse 1984:102 [ref. 6169]). Current status: Synonym of Mormyrus lacerda Castelnau 1861. Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

felixi, Mormyrus Pellegrin [J.] 1939:534 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 11 (no. 6); ref. 13068] Cameroon. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1939-0150. Type catalog: Bertin 1940:270 [ref. 293]. •Valid as Mormyrus felixi Pellegrin 1939 -- (Gosse 1984:100 [ref. 6169]). •Synonym of Mormyrus hasselquistii Valenciennes 1847 -- (Lévêque & Bigorne 1985:332 [ref. 5947]). Current status: Synonym of Mormyrus hasselquistii Valenciennes 1847. Mormyridae. Distribution: Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

geoffroyi, Mormyrus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:240 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 19; ref. 4883] Nile River, Egypt. Syntypes: BMNH 1861.9.9.47 (1), 1860.7.29.8 (1); MNHN A-9625 (1). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:269 [ref. 293]. •Synonym of Mormyrus niloticus (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Gosse 1984:104 [ref. 6169]). Current status: Synonym of Mormyrus niloticus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

goheeni, Mormyrus Fowler [H. W.] 1919:234, Fig. 7 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 56 (no. 2294); ref. 15209] St. Paul River, Liberia. Holotype: USNM 48517. Paratypes: USNM 48514-16 (1, 1, 1), 48518 (1). •Valid as Mormyrus goheeni Fowler 1919 -- (Gosse 1984:100 [ref. 6169], Bigorne in Lévêque et al. 1990:127 [ref. 21589]). •Synonym of Mormyrus tapirus Pappenheim 1905 -- (Paugy et al. 1990:337 [ref. 26477]). Current status: Valid as Mormyrus goheeni Fowler 1919. Mormyridae. Distribution: Western Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

guentheri, Mormyrus Boulenger [G. A.] 1899:814 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1898 (pt 4) (art. 4); ref. 17092] West Africa. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1864.7.22.4. •Synonym of Mormyrus hasselquistii Valenciennes 1847, but a valid subspecies -- (Gosse 1984:101 [ref. 6169], Bigorne in Lévêque et al. 1990:131 [ref. 21589]). Current status: Synonym of Mormyrus hasselquistii Valenciennes 1847. Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

habereri, Mormyrus Steindachner [F.] 1912:443 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Klasse v. 49 (no. 23) (for 14 Nov. 1912); ref. 18816] Congo River, southern Cameroon. Syntypes: (2) NMW 55088 (1). Species later illustrated and described in more detail in Steindachner 1913:9, Fig. 2 [ref. 14987]. •Synonym of Mormyrus caballus Boulenger 1898, subspecies bumbanus Boulenger 1909 -- (Gosse 1984:99 [ref. 6169]). Current status: Synonym of Mormyrus caballus Boulenger 1898. Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

hasselquist, Mormyrus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1803:622 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 5; ref. 4930] Nile River, Egypt. Based on the style in Lacepède p. 622 this name is Latinized and predates Mormyrus hasselquistii Valenciennes 1847 as used in the current literature; current usage would suggest continuing to retain authorship as Valenciennes 1847. Both names were based on Geoffroy St. Hilaire and caschive of Hasselquist 1757:398 [ref. 30181], the latter a rejected work (ICZN Opinion 57), but hasselquistii also involved specimens and can stand on its own. •Synonym of Mormyrus caschive Linnaeus 1758. Current status: Synonym of Mormyrus caschive Linnaeus 1758. Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

hasselquistii, Mormyrus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:253 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 19; ref. 4883] Nile River, Egypt. Lectotype: MNHN A-9619. Paralectotypes: MNHN 0000-4387 (3). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:268-269 [ref. 293] with holotype (MNHN A.9619) and paratypes. See account of Mormyrus hasselquist Lacepède 1803. Lectotype selected by Eschmeyer 1998:710 [ref. 23416]. •Valid as Mormyrus hasselquistii Valenciennes 1847 -- (Gosse 1984:100 [ref. 6169] with holotype and paratypes, Lévêque et al. 1989:115 [ref. 26480] dated 1846, Bigorne in Lévêque et al. 1990:131 [ref. 21589], Dankwa et al. 1999:14 [ref. 28023], Kramer 2013:6 [ref. 32485], Neumann et al. 2016:303 [ref. 35036], Moritz et al. 2019:142 [ref. 36792]). Current status: Valid as Mormyrus hasselquistii Valenciennes 1847. Mormyridae. Distribution: Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

hildebrandti, Mormyrus Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1882:73 [Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1882; ref. 18547] Adi River in Ukamba, East Africa. Holotype (unique): ZMB 11899. •Synonym of Mormyrus kannume Forsskål 1775 -- (Gosse 1984:102 [ref. 6169] as hildebrandi). •Valid as Mormyrus hildebrandti Peters 1882 -- (Seegers et al. 2003:29 [ref. 28087]). Current status: Valid as Mormyrus hildebrandti Peters 1882. Mormyridae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Athi River drainage. Habitat: freshwater.

iriodes, Mormyrus Roberts [T. R.] & Stewart [D. J.] 1976:268, Pl. 5 (fig. e) [Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 147 (no. 6); ref. 7388] Lower Congo River, near Inga, Democratic Republic of Congo, 5°31.5'S, 13°37.5'E. Holotype: MCZ 50499. Paratypes: BMNH 1976.5.21.9-10 [ex MCZ 50500] (2 or 4); MCZ 50267 (1), 50354 (4), 50431 (1), 50499 (1), 50500 (orig. 14, now 9), 50569 (2); MRAC 76-17-P-3 [ex MCZ 50500] (1); USNM 216369 [ex MCZ 50500] (2). •Valid as Mormyrus iriodes Roberts & Stewart 1976 -- (Gosse 1984:101 [ref. 6169]). Current status: Valid as Mormyrus iriodes Roberts & Stewart 1976. Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

jae, Mormyrus Boulenger [G. A.] 1914:384 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 14 (no. 83) (art. 28); ref. 14145] Ja River, southern Cameroon. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1920.5.17.4. •Synonym of Mormyrus caballus Boulenger 1898, subspecies bumbanus Boulenger 1909 -- (Gosse 1984:99 [ref. 6169]). Current status: Synonym of Mormyrus caballus Boulenger 1898. Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

jubelini, Mormyrus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:252 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 19; ref. 4883] Senegal. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-0936. •Synonym of Mormyrus rume Valenciennes 1847 -- (Gosse 1984:105 [ref. 6169], Bigorne in Lévêque et al. 1990:128 [ref. 21589]). Current status: Synonym of Mormyrus rume Valenciennes 1847. Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

kannume, Mormyrus Fabricius [J. C.] in Niebuhr (ex Forsskål) 1775:74, xiv [Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål); ref. 1351] "Damiatae" [Dumyat, Egypt]. No types known. Authorship according to Fricke 2008:14 [ref. 30182]. Spelled kanume by Rüppell 1852:27 [ref. 3846]. •Valid as Mormyrus kannume Forsskål 1775 -- (Gosse 1984:101 [ref. 6169], Seegers et al. 2003:29 [ref. 28087], Seegers 2008:180 [ref. 29830], Neumann et al. 2016:303 [ref. 35036], Akoth et al. 2023:8 [ref. 40069]). •Valid as Mormyrus kannume Fabricius 1775 -- (Fricke 2008:14 [ref. 30182]). Current status: Valid as Mormyrus kannume Fabricius 1775. Mormyridae. Distribution: North Africa and East Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

lacerda, Mormyrus Castelnau [F. L.] 1861:61 [Mémoire sur les poissons de l'Afrique australe; ref. 767] Lake Ngami, Botswana, southern Africa. No types known. •Valid as Mormyrus lacerda Castelnau 1861 -- (Gosse 1984:102 [ref. 6169], Skelton 1993:95 [ref. 24071], van der Bank & Kramer 1996:285 [ref. 29516], Skelton 2001:95 [ref. 27406], Kramer & van der Bank 2011:2670 [ref. 31546], Marshall 2011:43 [ref. 31755], Kramer 2013:5 [ref. 32485], Kramer et al. 2016:unnumbered p. [ref. 34331], Bruton et al. 2018:34 [ref. 36373], Skelton 2019:231 [ref. 36564]). Current status: Valid as Mormyrus lacerda Castelnau 1861. Mormyridae. Distribution: Southern Africa: South Africa to Namibia, Angola, Zambia and Botswana. Habitat: freshwater.

longipinnis, Mormyrus Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1832:7, Pl. 1 (fig. 2) [Fortsetzung der Beschreibung und Abbildung meherer neuer Fische; ref. 18643] Lower Nile River, Egypt. Syntypes: BMNH 1860.11.9.133-136 (4); SMF 643 (1), 2673 (1, dry), 17515 (2). •Synonym of Mormyrus caschive Linnaeus 1758 -- (Gosse 1984:99 [ref. 6169]). Current status: Synonym of Mormyrus caschive Linnaeus 1758. Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

longipinnis, Scrophicephalus Swainson [W.] 1838:309, Fig. 70 [The natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. v. 1; ref. 4302] Not an original description but is Mormyrus longipinnis Rüppell 1832, but unclear from Swainson's text (figure copied). Mormyridae.

longirostris, Mormyrus Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1852:275 [Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1852; ref. 18539] Mozambique. Lectotype: ZMB 3672. Paralectotypes: ZMB 3671 (1), 32044 (1). Also in Peters 1868:83, Pl. 16 (fig. 2) [ref. 3440]. Lectotype selected by Seegers 1996:79 [ref. 23725]. •Valid as Mormyrus longirostris Peters 1852 -- (Gosse 1984:103 [ref. 6169], Skelton 1993:95 [ref. 24071], Seegers 1996:78 [ref. 23725], Skelton 2001:95 [ref. 27406], De Vos et al. 2001:131 [ref. 26059] as longirostrus, Snoeks 2004:20 [ref. 28111], Kramer & van der Bank 2011:2670 [ref. 31546], Marshall 2011:45 [ref. 31755], Bigirimana et al. 2024:32 [ref. 41336]). Current status: Valid as Mormyrus longirostris Peters 1852. Mormyridae. Distribution: Africa: southern and eastern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

lualabae, Mormyrus caballus Reizer [C.] 1964:22, Pl. 2 (fig. 1) [Annales, Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Série in 8o, Sciences Zoologiques No. 133; ref. 9246] Kindu, Lualaba-Upemba, Central Africa. Holotype: MRAC 70080. Paratypes: MRAC 22087 (1), 67474 (1), 70076 (1), 70078 (1). •Synonym of Mormyrus caballus Boulenger 1898, but a valid subspecies as described -- (Gosse 1984:99 [ref. 6169]). Current status: Synonym of Mormyrus caballus Boulenger 1898. Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

macrocephalus, Mormyrus Worthington [E. B.] 1929:430, Fig. 2 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1929 (Pt 3, no. 29) (art. 34); ref. 16064] Lakes Kwania and Kioga; Victoria Nile, Uganda. Syntypes: (17) BMNH 1929.1.24.24-29. •Valid as Mormyrus macrocephalus Worthington 1929 -- (Gosse 1984:103 [ref. 6169], Akoth et al. 2023:8 [ref. 40069]). Current status: Valid as Mormyrus macrocephalus Worthington 1929. Mormyridae. Distribution: East Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

macrophthalmus, Mormyrus Günther [A.] 1866:217 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 6; ref. 1983] Niger, western Africa. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1863.7.30.4. •Valid as Mormyrus macrophthalmus Günther 1866 -- (Gosse 1984:104 [ref. 6169], Bigorne in Lévêque et al. 1990:130 [ref. 21589], Dankwa et al. 1999:14 [ref. 28023], Hopkins et al. 2007:261 [ref. 30019]). Current status: Valid as Mormyrus macrophthalmus Günther 1866. Mormyridae. Distribution: Western Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

mucupe, Mormyrus Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1852:275 [Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1852; ref. 18539] Mozambique. Lectotype: ZMB 3670. Paralectotypes: ZMB 32045 (1). Also in Peters 1868:87, Pl. 16 (fig. 1) [ref. 3440]. Lectotype selected by Seegers 1996:79 [ref. 23725]. •Synonym of Mormyrus longirostris Peters 1852 -- (Gosse 1984:103 [ref. 6169], Seegers 1996:78 [ref. 23725]). Current status: Synonym of Mormyrus longirostris Peters 1852. Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

nacra, Mormyrus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:257 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 19; ref. 4883] No locality [= Egypt]. Based on a drawing. •Synonym of Mormyrus kannume Forsskål 1775 -- (Gosse 1984:102 [ref. 6169]). Current status: Synonym of Mormyrus kannume Fabricius 1775. Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

niloticus, Centriscus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:113, Pl. 30 (upper fig.) [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Upper Egypt. No types known. •Valid as Mormyrus niloticus (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Gosse 1984:104 [ref. 6169], Neumann et al. 2016:303 [ref. 35036], Akoth et al. 2023:8 [ref. 40069]). Current status: Valid as Mormyrus niloticus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Mormyridae. Distribution: East Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

ovis, Mormyrus Boulenger [G. A.] 1898:15, Pl. 7 (fig. 2) [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoologie) v. 1 (fasc. 1); ref. 542] Upoto, Upper Congo. Holotype (unique): MRAC 132. •Valid as Mormyrus ovis Boulenger 1898 -- (Gosse 1984:104 [ref. 6169], Stiassny et al. 2021:1686 [ref. 39000], Munene et al. 2021:21 [ref. 39283]). Current status: Valid as Mormyrus ovis Boulenger 1898. Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa: central and upper Congo River system (Democratic Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

oxyrhynchus, Mormyrus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1803:619, 621 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 5; ref. 4930] Nile River, Egypt. Lectotype: MNHN A-9627. Paralectotypes: MNHN A-0826 (1, dry). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:268 [ref. 293] dating to Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1809. Holotype of authors designated lectotype by Eschmeyer 1998:1263 [ref. 23416]. •Synonym of Mormyrus kannume Forsskål 1775 -- (Gosse 1984:102 [ref. 6169] with holotype and paratype). Current status: Synonym of Mormyrus kannume Fabricius 1775. Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

proboscirostris, Mormyrus Boulenger [G. A.] 1898:16, Pl. 8 (fig. 2) [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoologie) v. 1 (fasc. 1); ref. 542] Upoto River, Congo. Holotype (unique): MRAC 127. •Synonym of Mormyrus rume Valenciennes 1847, but a valid subspecies -- (Gosse 1984:106 [ref. 6169]). Current status: Synonym of Mormyrus rume Valenciennes 1847. Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

rume, Mormyrus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:248, Pl. 569 [not 535] [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 19; ref. 4883] Senegal River. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-9626. Type catalog: Bertin 1940:269 [ref. 293]. •Valid as Mormyrus rume Valenciennes 1847 -- (Gosse 1984:105 [ref. 6169], Crawford & Hopkins 1989 [ref. 19510], Lévêque et al. 1989:115 [ref. 26480] dated 1846, Paugy & Bénech 1989:299 [ref. 26478] dated 1846, Bigorne in Lévêque et al. 1990:128 [ref. 21589], Dankwa et al. 1999:14 [ref. 28023], Hopkins et al. 2007:263 [ref. 30019], Kramer 2013:6 [ref. 32485], Skelton 2019:231 [ref. 36564]). Current status: Valid as Mormyrus rume Valenciennes 1847. Mormyridae. Distribution: Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

subundulatus, Mormyrus Roberts [T. R.] 1989:52, Fig. 1 [Cybium v. 13 (no. 1); ref. 12832] Mainstream of Bandama River near Station Biologique de Lamto, Côte d'Ivoire. Holotype: MNHN 1987-1610. Paratypes: CAS-SU 63507 (1); MNHN 1963-0241 (1), 1987-1611 (16). •Valid as Mormyrus subundulatus Roberts 1989 -- (Crawford & Hopkins 1989 [ref. 19510], Bigorne in Lévêque et al. 1990:130 [ref. 21589], Kramer 2013:6 [ref. 32485]). Current status: Valid as Mormyrus subundulatus Roberts 1989. Mormyridae. Distribution: Western Africa: Bandama and Tano River basins, Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana. Habitat: freshwater.

tapirus, Mormyrus Pappenheim [P.] 1905:217 [Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1905 (no. 8-9); ref. 15371] Lokunje River, Cameroon. Syntypes: (4) BMNH 1907.12.3.3 [ex ZMB] (1), ZMB 14727 (1), 14848 (1), 16297 (1). •Valid as Mormyrus tapirus Pappenheim 1905 -- (Gosse 1984:106 [ref. 6169], Lévêque et al. 1989:115 [ref. 26480], Bigorne in Lévêque et al. 1990:127 [ref. 21589], Paugy et al. 1990:337 [ref. 26477], Hopkins et al. 2007:263 [ref. 30019]). Current status: Valid as Mormyrus tapirus Pappenheim 1905. Mormyridae. Distribution: Western Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

tenuirostris, Mormyrus Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1882:73 [Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1882; ref. 18547] Adi River in Ukamba, East Africa. Holotype (unique): ZMB 11898. •Valid as Mormyrus tenuirostris Peters 1882 -- (Gosse 1984:106 [ref. 6169], Seegers et al. 2003:29 [ref. 28087], Kramer 1913:6 [ref. 32485]). Current status: Valid as Mormyrus tenuirostris Peters 1882. Mormyridae. Distribution: Eastern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

thomasi, Mormyrus Pellegrin [J.] 1939:370 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 63 (no. 7) [for 1938]; ref. 17213] French Congo. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1938-0029. Type catalog: Bertin 1940:270 [ref. 293], Poll 1948:77 [ref. 31166]. •Valid as Mormyrus thomasi Pellegrin 1939 -- (Gosse 1984:106 [ref. 6169]). Current status: Valid as Mormyrus thomasi Pellegrin 1939. Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.