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Genera in the family or subfamily Mormyridae: [ 28 ] records

Boulengeromyrus Taverne [L.] & Géry [J.] 1968:100 Masc. Boulengeromyrus knoepffleri Taverne & Géry 1968. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Boulengeromyrus Taverne & Géry 1968 -- (Taverne 1972:171 [ref. 6367], Gosse 1984:63 [ref. 6169], Poll & Gosse 1995:135 [ref. 24781], Hopkins et al. 2007:315 [ref. 30019], Sullivan et al. 2016:141 [ref. 34183]). Current status: Valid as Boulengeromyrus Taverne & Géry 1968. Mormyridae.

Brevimyrus (subgenus of Brienomyrus) Taverne [L.] 1971:106, 109 Masc. Mormyrus niger Günther 1866. Type by monotypy in subgenus. •Valid as Brevimyrus Taverne 1971 -- (Gosse 1984:63 [ref. 6169], Hopkins et al. 2007:309 [ref. 30019], Sullivan et al. 2016:141 [ref. 34183]). Current status: Valid as Brevimyrus Taverne 1971. Mormyridae.

Brienomyrus Taverne [L.] 1971:106, 108 Masc. Marcusenius brachyistius Gill 1862. Type by original designation. Misspelled Breinomyrus in Zoological Record for 1971. •Valid as Brienomyrus Taverne 1971 -- (Taverne 1972:172 [ref. 6367], Gosse 1984:63 [ref. 6169], King 1989 [ref. 12831], Lévêque et al. 1989:114 [ref. 26480], Paugy & Bénech 1989:299 [ref. 26478], Paugy et al. 1990:336 [ref. 26477], Bigorne in Lévêque et al. 1990:159 [ref. 21589], Poll & Gosse 1995:137 [ref. 24781], Dankwa et al. 1999:16 [ref. 28023], Hopkins et al. 2007:311 [ref. 30019], Sullivan et al. 2016:141 [ref. 34183]). Current status: Valid as Brienomyrus Taverne 1971. Mormyridae.

Campylomormyrus Bleeker [P.] 1874:367 Masc. Mormyrus tamandua Günther 1864. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Campylomormyrus Bleeker 1874 -- (Taverne 1972:168 [ref. 6367], Gosse 1984:66 [ref. 6169], Bigorne in Lévêque et al. 1990:133 [ref. 21589], Poll & Gosse 1995:135 [ref. 24781], Hilton 2003:90 [ref. 26584], Hopkins et al. 2007:275 [ref. 30019], Sullivan et al. 2016:140 [ref. 34183]). Current status: Valid as Campylomormyrus Bleeker 1874. Mormyridae.

Cryptomyrus Sullivan [J. P.], Lavoué [S.] & Hopkins [C. D.] 2016:132 Masc. Cryptomyrus ogoouensis Sullivan, Lavoué & Hopkins 2016. Type by original designation. •Valid as Cryptomyrus Sullivan, Lavoué & Hopkins 2016. Current status: Valid as Cryptomyrus Sullivan, Lavoué & Hopkins 2016. Mormyridae.

Cyphomyrus Myers [G. S.] 1960:124 Masc. Mormyrus psittacus Boulenger 1897. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Hippopotamyrus Pappenheim 1906 -- (Taverne 1972:170 [ref. 6367], Gosse 1984:73 [ref. 6169]). •Valid as Cyphomyrus Myers 1960 -- (van der Bank & Kramer 1996:287 [ref. 29516], Lavoué et al. 2003:288 [ref. 29517], Kramer & Van der Bank 2011:2669, 2686 [ref. 31546], Marshall 2011:48 [ref. 31755], Mulelenu et al. 2020:1123 [ref. 37340]). Current status: Valid as Cyphomyrus Myers 1960. Mormyridae.

Genyomyrus Boulenger [G. A.] 1898:17 Masc. Genyomyrus donnyi Boulenger 1898. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Genyomyrus Boulenger 1898 -- (Taverne 1972:170 [ref. 6367], Gosse 1984:70 [ref. 6169], Poll & Gosse 1995:131 [ref. 24781]). Current status: Valid as Genyomyrus Boulenger 1898. Mormyridae.

Gnathonemus Gill [T. N.] 1863:444 Masc. Mormyrus petersii Günther 1862. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Gnathonemus Gill 1863 -- (Taverne 1972:168 [ref. 6367], Gosse 1984:71 [ref. 6169], Bigorne in Lévêque et al. 1990:135 [ref. 21589], Poll & Gosse 1995:135 [ref. 24781], Hilton 2003:90 [ref. 26584], Hopkins et al. 2007:277 [ref. 30019], Sullivan et al. 2016:140 [ref. 34183]). Current status: Valid as Gnathonemus Gill 1863. Mormyridae.

Heteromormyrus (subgenus of Mormyrus) Steindachner [F.] 1866:765 Masc. Mormyrus pauciradiatus Steindachner 1866. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Heteromormyrus Steindachner 1866 -- (Taverne 1972:168 [ref. 6367], Gosse 1984:73 [ref. 6169], Poll & Gosse 1995:137 [ref. 24781], Sullivan et al. 2022:177 [ref. 39811]). Current status: Valid as Heteromormyrus Steindachner 1866. Mormyridae.

Hippopotamyrus Pappenheim [P.] 1906:260 Masc. Hippopotamyrus castor Pappenheim 1906. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Hippopotamyrus Pappenheim 1906 -- (Myers 1960:124 [ref. 3128], Taverne 1972:170 [ref. 6367], Gosse 1984:73 [ref. 6169], Lévêque & Bigorne 1985 [ref. 5160], Lévêque et al. 1989:114 [ref. 26480], Bigorne in Lévêque et al. 1990:148 [ref. 21589], Paugy et al. 1990:336 [ref. 26477], Poll & Gosse 1995:137 [ref. 24781], Seegers 1996:66 [ref. 23725], Dankwa et al. 1999:15 [ref. 28023], Lavoué et al. 2003:288 [ref. 29517], Kramer et al. 2004:1 [ref. 27728], Hopkins et al. 2007:291 [ref. 30019], Kramer & Swartz 2010:2213, 2229 [ref. 30915], Kramer & Van der Bank 2011:2669 [ref. 31546], Marshall 2011:40 [ref. 31755], Marshall 2011:47 [ref. 31755], Sullivan et al. 2016:140 [ref. 34183]). Current status: Valid as Hippopotamyrus Pappenheim 1906. Mormyridae.

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.

Isichthys Gill [T. N.] 1863:444 Masc. Isichthys henryi Gill 1863. Type by monotypy. In error as Isistius in Sauvage 1884:207; there is no evidence that this was an emendation, and it should be regarded as an incorrect subsequent spelling of Isichthys. Misspelled Isitchthys by Pellegrin 1921:635 [ref. 30437]. •Valid as Isichthys Gill 1863 -- (Taverne 1972:71 [ref. 6367], Gosse 1984:79 [ref. 6169], Lévêque et al. 1989:114 [ref. 26480], Bigorne in Lévêque et al. 1990:136 [ref. 21589], Paugy et al. 1990:336 [ref. 26477], Poll & Gosse 1995:131 [ref. 24781], Hopkins et al. 2007:265 [ref. 30019], Sullivan et al. 2016:140 [ref. 34183]). Current status: Valid as Isichthys Gill 1863. Mormyridae.

Ivindomyrus Taverne [L.] & Géry [J.] 1975:555 Masc. Ivindomyrus opdenboschi Taverne & Géry 1975. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Ivindomyrus Taverne & Géry 1975 -- (Gosse 1984:79 [ref. 6169], Poll & Gosse 1995:137 [ref. 24781], Hopkins et al. 2007:317 [ref. 30019], Sullivan et al. 2016:141 [ref. 34183]). Current status: Valid as Ivindomyrus Taverne & Géry 1975. Mormyridae.

Marcusenius Gill [T. N.] 1862:139 Masc. Mormyrus anguilloides Linnaeus 1758. Type by subsequent designation. Gill (1862:139) described M. brachistius and included with it anguilloides, tuckeri and zambanenje, but in key on same page (in error) associated cyprinoides with Marcusenius as the implied type, with anguilloides in Mormyrops. Gill 1863:44 designated anguilloides as type. Treated as valid as Marcusensius Gill 1862 -- (Taverne 1972:165 [ref. 6367], but apparently with wrong type). •Valid as Marcusenius Gill 1862 -- (Bigorne & Paugy 1990 [ref. 13599], Lévêque et al. 1989:114 [ref. 26480], Paugy & Bénech 1989:299 [ref. 26478], Bigorne in Lévêque et al. 1990:137 [ref. 21589], Paugy et al. 1990:336 [ref. 26477], Poll & Gosse 1995:137 [ref. 24781], Seegers 1996:67 [ref. 23725], Boden et al. 1997:1161 [ref. 23218], Dankwa et al. 1999:15 [ref. 28023], Kramer et al. 2007:647 [ref. 29168], Hopkins et al. 2007:281 [ref. 30019], Marshall 2011:50 [ref. 31755], Kramer 2013:105 [ref. 32737], Kramer & Wink 2013:7 [2333] [ref. 32824], Maake et al. 2014:455 [ref. 33223], Sullivan et al. 2016:140 [ref. 34183], Kramer et al. 2016:1 [ref. 34331], Kisekelwa et al. 2016:341 [ref. 34365], Kramer et al. 2016:367 [ref. 34938], Decru et al. 2019:[1] [ref. 36749], Mambo Baba et al. 2020:1100 [ref. 37385]). Current status: Valid as Marcusenius Gill 1862. Mormyridae.

Mormyrodes Gill [T. N.] 1862:139 Masc. Mormyrus hasselquistii Valenciennes 1847. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Mormyrus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Taverne 1972:163 [ref. 6367], Gosse 1984:98 [ref. 6169]). Current status: Synonym of Mormyrus Linnaeus 1758. Mormyridae.

Mormyrops Müller [J.] 1843:324 Masc. Mormyrus anguilloides Geoffroy St. Hilaire Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Gill 1862:139 [ref. 1661] as Mormyrus anguilloides Linnaeus 1758, but in error. Currently under review with regard to the type species of Mormyrops and Marcusenius -- J. Sulivan, Pers. Comm. 26 Mar. 2015. •Valid as Mormyrops Müller 1843 -- (Bigorne 1987 [ref. 20556], Lévêque et al. 1989:114 [ref. 26480], Paugy & Bénech 1989:299 [ref. 26478], Bigorne in Lévêque et al. 1990:153 [ref. 21589], Paugy et al. 1990:337 [ref. 26477], Poll & Gosse 1995:133 [ref. 24781], Dankwa et al. 1999:15 [ref. 28023], Hopkins et al. 2007:249 [ref. 30019], Marshall 2011:40 [ref. 31755], Sullivan et al. 2016:140 [ref. 34183]). Current status: Valid as Mormyrops Müller 1843. Mormyridae.

Mormyrus Linnaeus [C.] 1758:327 Masc. Mormyrus cyprinoides Linnaeus 1758. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan 1917:15 [ref. 2407], not caschive a pre-Linnaean name in synonymy and not available for type designation and not anguilloides; see Appendix A in Eschmeyer 1990 [ref. 20647]. On Official List (Opinion 77, Direction 56) with type correctly as cyprinoides. •Valid as Mormyrus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Lévêque & Bigorne 1985 [ref. 5947], Roberts 1989 [ref. 12832], Paugy & Bénech 1989:299 [ref. 26478], Bigorne in Lévêque et al. 1990:126 [ref. 21589], Paugy et al. 1990:337 [ref. 26477], Poll & Gosse 1995:131 [ref. 24781], Seegers 1996:67 [ref. 23725], Dankwa et al. 1999:14 [ref. 28023], Lavoué et al. 2003:288 [ref. 29517], Hopkins et al. 2007:261 [ref. 30019], Marshall 2011:43 [ref. 31755], Kramer 2012:1 [ref. 32485], Sullivan et al. 2016:140 [ref. 34183]). Current status: Valid as Mormyrus Linnaeus 1758. Mormyridae.

Myomyrus Boulenger [G. A.] 1898:9 Masc. Myomyrus macrodon Boulenger 1898. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Myomyrus Boulenger 1898 -- (Taverne 1972:87 [ref. 6367], Poll & Gosse 1995:135 [ref. 24781]). Current status: Valid as Myomyrus Boulenger 1898. Mormyridae.

Oxymormyrus Bleeker [P.] 1874:367 Masc. Mormyrus zanclirostris Günther 1867. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Gosse 1984:91 [ref. 6169] treats in synonymy of Mormyrops Müller 1843, but that genus with nomenclatural problems; see account of Mormyrops and Marcusenius. •Valid as Oxymormyrus Bleeker 1874 -- (Poll & Gosse 1995:133 [ref. 24781] as Oxymyrus). •Synonym of Mormyrops Müller 1843 -- (Hopkins et al. 2007:251 [ref. 30019] on placement of the type species). Current status: Valid as Oxymormyrus Bleeker 1874. Mormyridae.

Oxyrhynchus Leach [J. K.] (ex Athenaeus) in Tuckey 1818:410 Masc. Oxyrhynchus deliciosus Leach 1818. Type by monotypy. Treated incorrectly as a nomen oblitum (forgotten name) by Gosse 1984:91 [ref. 6169] in synonymy of Mormyrops Müller 1843, Mormyrops also with problems; see account of Mormyrops. •Synonym of Mormyrops Müller 1843 -- (Taverne 1972:164 [ref. 6367]). Current status: Synonym of Mormyrops Müller 1843. Mormyridae.

Paramormyrops Taverne [L.], Thys van den Audenaerde [D. F. E.] & Heymer [A.] 1977:634 Masc. Paramormyrops gabonensis Taverne, Thys van den Audenaerde & Heymer 1977. Type by original designation. •Valid as Paramormyrops Taverne, Thys van den Audenaerde & Heymer 1977 -- (Gosse 1984:107 [ref. 6169], Poll & Gosse 1995:137 [ref. 24781], Hopkins et al. 2007:293 [ref. 30019], Sullivan et al. 2016:140 [ref. 34183], Rich et al. 2017:[1, 11] [ref. 35306]). Current status: Valid as Paramormyrops Taverne, Thys van den Audenaerde & Heymer 1977. Mormyridae.

Paramyomyrus Pellegrin [J.] 1927:297 Masc. Paramyomyrus aequipinnis Pellegrin 1927. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Hippopotamyrus Pappenheim 1906 -- (Myers 1960:124 [ref. 3128], Taverne 1972:170 [ref. 6367], Gosse 1984:73 [ref. 6169]). Current status: Synonym of Hippopotamyrus Pappenheim 1906. Mormyridae.

Petrocephalus Marcusen [J.] 1854:14 [51] Masc. Mormyrus bane Lacepède 1803. Type by subsequent designation. Several included species; earliest type designation not researched; type above as given by Jordan 1919:334 [ref. 4904]. •Valid as Petrocephalus Marcusen 1854 -- (Taverne 1972:162 [ref. 6367], Gosse 1984:108 [ref. 6169], Lévêque et al. 1989:115 [ref. 26480], Paugy & Bénech 1989:299 [ref. 26478], Bigorne in Lévêque et al. 1990:164 [ref. 21589], Paugy et al. 1990:337 [ref. 26477], Bigorne & Paugy 1991 [ref. 20122], Poll & Gosse 1995:133 [ref. 24781], Seegers 1996:67 [ref. 23725], Dankwa et al. 1999:16 [ref. 28023], Kramer & van der Bank 2000:393 [ref. 25762], Hilton 2003:90 [ref. 26584], Lavoué et al. 2004:512 [ref. 27871], Hopkins et al. 2007:233 [ref. 30019], Lavoué et al. 2010:2 [ref. 30944], Lavoué 2011:20 [ref. 31401], Marshall 2011:40 [ref. 31755], Marshall 2011:54 [ref. 31755], Kramer et al. 2012:2179, 2228 [ref. 32160], Lavoué 2012:2159 [ref. 32189], Lavoué & Sullivan 2014:43 [ref. 33262], Sullivan et al. 2016:140 [ref. 34183], Lavoué 2016:319 [ref. 34484]). Current status: Valid as Petrocephalus Marcusen 1854. Mormyridae.

Phagrus Marcusen [J.] 1864:111, 142 Masc. Mormyrus dorsalis Geoffroy St. Hilaire 1809. Type by monotypy. Defined as a subgenus but unnamed in Marcusen 1854:6 [43], 14 [51] [ref. 2887]. •Synonym of Hyperopisus Gill 1862 -- (Gosse 1984:77 [ref. 6169]). Current status: Synonym of Hyperopisus Gill 1862. Mormyridae.

Pollimyrus Taverne [L.] 1971:104, 108 Masc. Mormyrus isidori Valenciennes 1847. Type by original designation. •Valid as Pollimyrus Taverne 1971 -- (Taverne 1972:171 [ref. 6367], Gosse 1984:114 [ref. 6169], Paugy & Bénech 1989:300 [ref. 26478], Bigorne in Lévêque et al. 1990:176 [ref. 21589], Bigorne 1991:313 [ref. 20236], Poll & Gosse 1995:137 [ref. 24781], Dankwa et al. 1999:17 [ref. 28023], Hopkins et al. 2007:325 [ref. 30019], Marshall 2011:56 [ref. 31755], Kramer et al. 2013:16 [ref. 33002], Sullivan et al. 2016:141 [ref. 34183]). Current status: Valid as Pollimyrus Taverne 1971. Mormyridae.

Scrophicephalus (subgenus of Mormyrus) Swainson [W.] 1838:309 Masc. Mormyrus longipinnis Rüppell 1832. Type by monotypy. Dates to Swainson 1838:309 with one species mentioned (Scrophicephalus longipinnis of Swainson [= Mormyrus longipinnis Rüppell 1832]). Also in Swainson 1839:187 [ref. 4303] without species and as a subgenus of Mormyrus; also as a subgenus in 1838:309 based on text. •Synonym of Mormyrus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Taverne 1972:163 [ref. 6367]). Current status: Synonym of Mormyrus Linnaeus 1758. Mormyridae.

Solenomormyrus Bleeker [P.] 1874:368 Masc. Centriscus niloticus Bloch & Schneider 1801. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Misspelled Selenomormyrus in Zoological Record for 1874. •Synonym of Mormyrus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Taverne 1972:163 [ref. 6367], Gosse 1984:98 [ref. 6169]). Current status: Synonym of Mormyrus Linnaeus 1758. Mormyridae.

Stomatorhinus Boulenger [G. A.] 1898:9 Masc. Mormyrus walkeri Günther 1867. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan 1920:478 [ref. 4905] [author indicates genus was established for walkeri but not sufficient for original designation; two included species]. •Valid as Stomatorhinus Boulenger 1898 -- (Taverne 1972:105, 169 [ref. 6367], Gosse 1984:120 [ref. 6169], Poll & Gosse 1995:133 [ref. 24781], Sullivan & Hopkins 2004:1 [ref. 28082], Hopkins et al. 2007:269 [ref. 30019], Sullivan et al. 2016:140 [ref. 34183]). Current status: Valid as Stomatorhinus Boulenger 1898. Mormyridae.