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Species in the genus Cyphomyrus: [ 14 ] records

aelsbroecki, Gnathonemus Poll [M.] 1945:46, Fig. 4 [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 39 (no. 1); ref. 13133] Elisabethville [Lubumbashi], Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype (unique): MRAC 54990. Type catalog: Derijst 1991:41 [ref. 21528]. •Valid as Hippopotamyrus aelsbroecki (Poll 1945) -- (Gosse 1984:73 [ref. 6169], Kramer & Swartz 2010:2229 [ref. 30915]). •Valid as Cyphomyrus aelsbroecki (Poll 1945) -- (Mulelenu et al. 2020:4 [ref. 37340]). Current status: Valid as Cyphomyrus aelsbroecki (Poll 1945). Mormyridae. Distribution: Luapula River basin, Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

budgetti, Marcusenius Boulenger [G. A.] 1904:197, Pl. 7 (fig. 1) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1904, v. 1 (pt 1) (art. 3); ref. 15111] Assay, southern Nigeria. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1904.1.20.9. •Valid as Pollimyrus budgetti (Boulenger 1904) -- (Gosse 1984:115 [ref. 6169]). •Synonym of Hippopotamyrus psittacus (Boulenger 1897) -- (Bigorne in Lévêque et al. 1990:150 [ref. 21589], Bigorne 1991:314 [ref. 20236], Lévèque et al. 1991:138 [ref. 31367]). •Synonym of Cyphomyrus psittacus (Boulenger 1897) -- (Kramer & van der Bank 2011:2686 [ref. 31546]). Current status: Synonym of Cyphomyrus psittacus (Boulenger 1897). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

cubangoensis, Marcusenius Pellegrin [J.] 1936:48 [Arquivos do Museu Bocage No. 7; ref. 13733] Cubango [Okavango] River, Angola. Syntypes: (8) MHNG 858.85 (1); MNHN 1936-0062 to 0064 (3), 1936-0065 (now 0); MRAC 138760 [ex MNHN 1936-65] (1); NMB 5216 (1). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:268 [ref. 293], Mahnert 1976:474 [ref. 21535], Kottelat & Sutter 1988:52 [ref. 13796], Weber 1998:5 [ref. 32707]. •Synonym of Hippopotamyrus discorhynchus (Peters 1852) -- (Gosse 1984:74 [ref. 6169], Seegers 1996:68 [ref. 23725], Kramer & Swartz 2010:2229 [ref. 30915]). •Valid as Cyphomyrus cubangoensis (Pellegrin 1936) -- (Kramer & van der Bank 2011:2690 [ref. 31546], Bruton et al. 2018:32 [ref. 36373], Skelton 2019:230 [ref. 36564], Mulelenu et al. 2020:12 [ref. 37340], Munene et al. 2021:20 [ref. 39283]). Current status: Valid as Cyphomyrus cubangoensis (Pellegrin 1936). Mormyridae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Okavango River and delta, Kwando River, upper Zambezi River system; Namibia, Zambia, Botswana, Angola; southern Congo River basin (Democratic Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

discorhynchus, 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] Lower Zambezi River, Mozambique. Lectotype: ZMB 3674. Paralectotypes: ZMB 3673 (1), 3675-76 (1, 1), 23374 (1). Also in Peters 1868:75, Pl. 14 [ref. 3440]. Lectotype selected by Seegers 1996:69 [ref. 23725]. •Valid as Cyphomyrus discorhynchus (Peters 1852) -- (Myers 1960:125 [ref. 3128], van der Bank & Kramer 1996:287 [ref. 29516], Skelton 2001:97 [ref. 27406], Lavoué et al. 2003:288 [ref. 29517]). •Valid as Hippopotamyrus discorhynchus (Peters 1852) -- (Gosse 1984:74 [ref. 6169], Seegers 1996:68 [ref. 23725], De Vos et al. 2001:129, 131 [ref. 26059], Snoeks 2004:20 [ref. 28111], Kullander & Roberts 2012:368 [ref. 31751]). •Valid as Cyphomyrus discorhynchus (Peters 1952) -- (Kramer & van der Bank 2011:2669, 2689 [ref. 31546], Marshall 2011:48 [ref. 31755], Mulelenu et al. 2020:12 [ref. 37340], Munene et al. 2021:20 [ref. 39283], Abwe et al. 2023:28 [ref. 39992]). Current status: Valid as Cyphomyrus discorhynchus (Peters 1852). Mormyridae. Distribution: Central and southern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

grahami, Marcusenius Norman [J. R.] 1928:105 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 10) v. 2 (no. 7) (art. 16); ref. 15865] Near mouth of Kagera River, 0°57'30"S, 31°46'30"E, Lake Victoria [Victoria Nyanza]. Syntypes: BMNH 1928.5.24.7-13 (7). •Valid as Hippopotamyrus grahami (Norman 1928) -- (Gosse 1984:75 [ref. 6169], Seegers et al. 2003:28 [ref. 28087], Kramer & Swartz 2010:2229 [ref. 30915], Akoth et al. 2023:7 [ref. 40069]). •Valid as Cyphomyrus grahami (Norman 1928) -- (Sullivan et al. 2022:187 [ref. 39811]). Current status: Valid as Cyphomyrus grahami (Norman 1928). Mormyridae. Distribution: East Africa: Lake Victoria basin. Habitat: freshwater.

lufirae, Cyphomyrus Mulelenu [C. M.], Manda [B. K.], Decru [E.], Manda [A. C.] & Vreven [E. J.] 2020:1128, Figs. 7, 8a [Journal of Fish Biology v. 96 (no. 5); ref. 37340] Dikulwe River (Bunkeya-Kyubo), middle Lufira River, Upper Lualaba, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, 09°57'18.6"S, 026°56'47.1"E, elevation 888 meters. Holotype: MRAC 2015-05-P-145. Paratypes: AMNH, BMNH 2019.9.23.1 (1), MRAC, ZSM. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Cyphomyrus lufirae Mulelenu, Manda, Decru, Manda & Vreven 2020 -- (Abwe et al. 2023:28 [ref. 39992]). Current status: Valid as Cyphomyrus lufirae Mulelenu, Manda, Decru, Manda & Vreven 2020. Mormyridae. Distribution: Southern-central Africa: lower and middle Lufira River basin, upper Congo River system (Democratic Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

macrops, Marcusenius Boulenger [G. A.] 1909:84, Fig. 67 [Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa v. 1; ref. 14364] Upper Congo. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1899.6.27.12. •Valid as Hippopotamyrus macrops (Boulenger 1909) -- (Gosse 1984:75 [ref. 6169]). •Valid as Cyphomyrus macrops (Boulenger 1909) -- (Myers 1960:125 [ref. 3128], Kramer & van der Bank 2011:2688 [ref. 31546], Mulelenu et al. 2020:17 [ref. 37340]). Current status: Valid as Cyphomyrus macrops (Boulenger 1909). Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

petherici, Marcusenius Boulenger [G. A.] 1898:7 [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoologie) v. 1 (fasc. 1); ref. 542] Khartum, Upper Nile. Syntypes: BMNH 1862.6.17.22-23 (2), 1862.6.17.92 (1). •Valid as Pollimyrus petherici (Boulenger 1898) -- (Gosse 1984:119 [ref. 6169], De Vos et al. 2001:131 [ref. 26059], Kramer et al. 2013:16 [ref. 33002]). •Valid as Cyphomyrus petherici (Boulenger 1898) -- (Levin & Golubtsov 2018:71 [ref. 35732], Moritz et al. 2019:143 [ref. 36792], Akoth et al. 2023:7 [ref. 40069]). Current status: Valid as Cyphomyrus petherici (Boulenger 1898). Mormyridae. Distribution: Northeast Africa: upper Nile system. Habitat: freshwater.

plagiostoma, Marcusenius Boulenger [G. A.] 1898:7, Pl. 3 (fig. 1) [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoologie) v. 1 (fasc. 1); ref. 542] Matadi, Lower Congo River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Syntypes: (3) BMNH 1898.11.12.13-14 (2) Matadi, MRAC 39 (1). •Valid as Pollimyrus plagiostoma (Boulenger 1898) -- (Gosse 1984:119 [ref. 6169], Kramer et al. 2013:17 [ref. 33002], Kiselkewa et al. 2020:[7] 706 [ref. 38315]). •Valid as Cyphomyrus plagiostoma (Boulenger 1898) -- (Stiassny et al. 2021:1686 [ref. 39000]). Current status: Valid as Cyphomyrus plagiostoma (Boulenger 1898). Mormyridae. Distribution: Western-Central Africa: Congo River (Democratic Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

psittacus, Mormyrus Boulenger [G. A.] 1897:427 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 20 (no. 119) (art. 50); ref. 14629] Stanley [Boyoma] Falls, upper Congo River, Democratic Republic of Congo, 0°30'N, 25°12'E. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1897.9.30.26. •Valid as Hippopotamyrus psittacus (Boulenger 1897) -- (Gosse 1984:76 [ref. 6169], Bigorne in Lévêque et al. 1990:150 [ref. 21589], Lévèque et al. 1991:138 [ref. 31367], Dankwa et al. 1999:15 [ref. 28023]). •Valid as Cyphomyrus psittacus (Boulenger 1897) -- (Myers 1960:125 [ref. 3128], Kramer & van der Bank 2011:2688 [ref. 31546], Levin & Golubtsov 2018:73 [ref. 35732], Skelton 2019:231 [ref. 36564], Mulelenu et al. 2020:17 [ref. 37340], Munene et al. 2021:20 [ref. 39283], Stiassny et al. 2021:1686 [ref. 39000]). Current status: Valid as Cyphomyrus psittacus (Boulenger 1897). Mormyridae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Congo River basin (Democratic Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

smithersi, Marcusenius Määr [A.] 1962:780, Fig. 1 [Occasional Papers of the National Museums of Southern Rhodesia. B, Natural Sciences. v. 3 (no. 26B); ref. 6047] Zambezi River above Kariba Lake, southeastern Africa. Holotype (unique): NMBZ [ex QVMS] 0833. •Valid as Hippopotamyrus smithersi (Määr 1962) -- (Gosse 1984:77 [ref. 6169]). •Synonym of Hippopotamyrus discorhynchus (Peters 1852) -- (Kramer & Swartz 2010:2230 [ref. 30915]). •Synonym of Cyphomyrus discorhynchus (Peters 1852) -- (Kramer & van der Bank 2011:2689 [ref. 31546], Mulelenu et al. 2020:17 [ref. 37340]). Current status: Synonym of Cyphomyrus discorhynchus (Peters 1852). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

tanganicanus, Marcusenius Boulenger [G. A.] 1906:545, Pl. 30 (fig. 1) [Transactions of the Zoological Society of London v. 17 (pt 6, no. 1); ref. 573] Lake Tanganyika. Syntypes: BMNH 1906.9.8.3-4 (2) Sumbu, 1906.9.8.5 (1) Msamba. •Synonym of Hippopotamyrus discorhynchus (Peters 1852) -- (Gosse 1984:74 [ref. 6169], Seegers 1996:68 [ref. 23725], Kramer & Swartz 2010:2230 [ref. 30915]). •Synonym of Cyphomyrus discorhynchus (Peteres 1852) -- (Kramer & van der Bank 2011:2689 [ref. 31546], Mulelenu et al. 2020:12 [ref. 37340]). Current status: Synonym of Cyphomyrus discorhynchus (Peters 1852). Mormyridae.

weeksii, Marcusenius Boulenger [G. A.] 1902:24, Pl. 7 (fig. 2) [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoologie) v. 2 (fasc. 2); ref. 562] Monsembé, Upper Congo River. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1901.12.21.5. •Valid as Hippopotamyrus weeksii (Boulenger 1902) -- (Gosse 1984:77 [ref. 6169], Kramer & Swartz 2010:2230 [ref. 30915]). •Valid as Cyphomyrus weeksii (Boulenger 1902) -- (Sullivan et al. 2022:187 [ref. 39811]). Current status: Valid as Cyphomyrus weeksii (Boulenger 1902). Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa: Congo River basin. Habitat: freshwater.

wilverthi, Marcusenius Boulenger [G. A.] 1898:8, Pl. 4 (fig. 1) [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoologie) v. 1 (fasc. 1); ref. 542] Matadi and Upoto, Democratic Republic of Congo. Syntypes: BMNH 1898.11.12.15 (1) Matadi, 1898.11.12.16 (1) Upoto; MRAC 47 (1), 49 (1), 133 (1). •Valid as Hippopotamyrus wilverthi (Boulenger 1898) -- (Gosse 1984:77 [ref. 6169], Kramer & Swartz 2010:2223 [ref. 30915]). •Valid as Cyphomyrus wilverthi (Boulenger 1898) -- (Myers 1960:125 [ref. 3128], Lavoué et al. 2003:288 [ref. 29517], Kramer & van der Bank 2011:2688 [ref. 31546], Mulelenu et al. 2020:17 [ref. 37340]). Current status: Valid as Cyphomyrus wilverthi (Boulenger 1898). Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.