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.