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Species in the genus Pollimyrus: [ 25 ] records

adspersus, Mormyrus Günther [A.] 1866:221 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 6; ref. 1983] West Africa. Syntypes: BMNH 1865.5.3.41 (2). •Valid as Pollimyrus adspersus (Günther 1866) -- (Gosse 1984:115 [ref. 6169], Bigorne in Lévêque et al. 1990:182 [ref. 21589], Bigorne 1991:316 [ref. 20236], Hopkins et al. 2007:327 [ref. 30019], Kramer et al. 2013:16 [ref. 33002], Levin & Golubtsov 2018:72 [ref. 35732]). Current status: Valid as Pollimyrus adspersus (Günther 1866). Mormyridae. Distribution: West-central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

aequipinnis, Marcusenius Pellegrin [J.] 1924:3 [Revue de Zoologie Africaine v. 12 (no. 1); ref. 17937] Kasaï River at N'gombe, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype (unique): MRAC 15188. •Synonym of Pollimyrus tumifrons (Boulenger 1902) -- (Gosse 1984:120 [ref. 6169]). Current status: Synonym of Pollimyrus tumifrons (Boulenger 1902). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

anterodorsalis, Petrocephalus David [L.] & Poll [M.] 1937:200, Fig. 2 [Annales du Musée du Congo Belge Sér. C (Zoologie) (Sér. 1) v. 3 (fasc. 5); ref. 1043] Panga, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype (unique): MRAC 22167. Type catalog: Derijst 1991:61 [ref. 21528]. •Synonym of Pollimyrus tumifrons (Boulenger 1902) -- (Gosse 1984:120 [ref. 6169], Lavoué et al. 2010:43 [ref. 30944], Kramer et al. 2012:2232 [ref. 32160]). Current status: Synonym of Pollimyrus tumifrons (Boulenger 1902). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

brevis, Marcusenius Boulenger [G. A.] 1913:156 [Revue de Zoologie Africaine v. 2 (fasc. 2); ref. 14944] Dungu, upper Uelé River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Syntypes: BMNH 1912.12.6.1 (1), MRAC 1804 (1). •Valid as Pollimyrus brevis (Boulenger 1913) -- (Gosse 1984:115 [ref. 6169], Kramer et al. 2013:16 [ref. 33002], Skelton 2019:230 [ref. 36564]). Current status: Valid as Pollimyrus brevis (Boulenger 1913). Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

castelnaui, Marcusenius Boulenger [G. A.] 1911:402, Pl. 38 (fig. 1) [Transactions of the Zoological Society of London v. 18 (pt 5, no. 1) (art. 5); ref. 14776] Lake Ngami basin, Bechuanaland [Botswana], southern Africa. Syntypes: BMNH 1910.5.31.11-12 (2) Okovango R. •Valid as Pollimyrus castelnaui (Boulenger 1911) -- (Gosse 1984:115 [ref. 6169], Skelton 1993:100 [ref. 24071], van der Bank & Kramer 1996:276 [ref. 29516], Skelton 2001:100 [ref. 27406], Kramer et al. 2003:54 [ref. 27466], Snoeks 2004:20 [ref. 28111], Kramer et al. 2013:17 [ref. 33002], Bruton et al. 2018:37 [ref. 36373], Skelton 2019:230 [ref. 36564], Munene et al. 2021:21 [ref. 39283]). Current status: Valid as Pollimyrus castelnaui (Boulenger 1911). Mormyridae. Distribution: Southern and central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

cuandoensis, Pollimyrus Kramer [L. B.], van der Bank [F. H.] & Wink [M.] 2013:17, Figs. 1K, L [Journal of Natural History v. 48 (7-8); ref. 33002] Kwando River at Kongola Bridge, 17°47'33"S, 23°20'33"E, southern Africa. Holotype: ZSM 41805. Paratypes: ZSM 39522 (16). Plus non-type specimens. •Valid as Pollimyrus cuandoensis Kramer, van der Bank & Wink 2013 -- (Bruton et al. 2018:38 [ref. 36373], Skelton 2019:230 [ref. 36564]). Current status: Valid as Pollimyrus cuandoensis Kramer, van der Bank & Wink 2013. Mormyridae. Distribution: Kwando (Cuando) River, southern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

eburneensis, Pollimyrus kingsleyae Bigorne [R.] 1991:321 [Revue d'Hydrobiologie Tropicale v. 23 (no. 4) [1990]; ref. 20236] Agnébi, Ivory Coast. Holotype: MNHN 1990-0376. Paratypes: MNHN 1970-0006 (3), 1970-0086 (1), 1979-0135 (1); MRAC 73-5-P-49-53 (5). •Synonym of Pollimyrus kingsleyae (Günther 1896), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Bigorne in Lévêque et al. 1990:179 [ref. 21589]). •Valid as Pollimyrus eburneensis Bigorne 1991 -- (Rich et al. 2017:[13] [ref. 35306]). Current status: Valid as Pollimyrus eburneensis Bigorne 1991. Mormyridae. Distribution: Agnébi, San Pedro and Banco Rivers, Ivory Coast, West Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

fasciaticeps, Marcusenius Boulenger [G. A.] 1920:12, Fig. 3 [Annales du Musée du Congo Belge Sér. C (Zoologie) (Sér. 1) v. 2 (fasc. 4); ref. 587] Kinshasa [Leopoldville], Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype (unique): MRAC 7243. •Synonym of Pollimyrus isidori (Valenciennes 1847), but a valid subspecies -- (Gosse 1984:116 [ref. 6169]). •Synonym of Pollimyrus osborni (Nichols & Griscom 1917). Current status: Synonym of Pollimyrus osborni (Nichols & Griscom 1917). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

gaillardi, Marcusenius Pellegrin [J.] 1909:242 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 15 (no. 5); ref. 14408] Lake Chad at Bol, Chad. Syntypes: MNHN 1909-0395 to 0398 (3, 3, 3, 5). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:268 [ref. 293] with 14 types. •Synonym of Pollimyrus isidori (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Bigorne in Lévêque et al. 1990:181 [ref. 21589], Bigorne 1991:325 [ref. 20236] with 9 types, Lévèque et al. 1991:139 [ref. 31367]). Current status: Synonym of Pollimyrus isidori (Valenciennes 1847). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

isidori, Mormyrus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:285 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 19; ref. 4883] Nile River, Egypt. Syntypes: MNHN A-4209 (1, holotype of authors), ?A-2612 (3). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:267 [ref. 293]. •Valid as Pollimyrus isidori (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Gosse 1984:115 [ref. 6169], Paugy & Bénech 1989:300 [ref. 26478] dated 1846, Bigorne in Lévêque et al. 1990:181 [ref. 21589], Bigorne 1991:314 [ref. 20236], Lévèque et al. 1991:139 [ref. 31367], Dankwa et al. 1999:17 [ref. 28023], Lavoué et al. 2010:43 [ref. 30944], Kramer et al. 2013:16 [ref. 33002], Neumann et al. 2016:303 [ref. 35036], Levin & Golubtsov 2018:72 [ref. 35732]). Current status: Valid as Pollimyrus isidori (Valenciennes 1847). Mormyridae. Distribution: Nile system and West Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

kapangae, Marcusenius stappersi David [L.] 1935:293 [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 27 (no. 2); ref. 13878] Katanga (now Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: MRAC 39492. •Synonym of Pollimyrus stappersii (Boulenger 1915), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Gosse 1984:120 [ref. 6169]). Current status: Synonym of Pollimyrus stappersii (Boulenger 1915). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

macroterops, Marcusenius Boulenger [G. A.] 1920:12 [Annales du Musée du Congo Belge Sér. C (Zoologie) (Sér. 1) v. 2 (fasc. 4); ref. 587] Poko, Democratic Republic of Congo. Syntypes: BMNH 1919.9.10.36 (1), MRAC 7750 (1). •Valid as Hippopotamyrus macroterops (Boulenger 1920) -- (Gosse 1984:75 [ref. 6169], Kramer & Swartz 2010:2229 [ref. 30915], Munene et al. 2021:20 [ref. 39283]). •Valid as Pollimyrus macroterops (Boulenger 1920) -- (Sullivan et al. 2022:187 [ref. 39811]). Current status: Valid as Pollimyrus macroterops (Boulenger 1920). Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa: Congo River basin. Habitat: freshwater.

maculipinnis, Marcusenius Nichols [J. T.] & LaMonte [F. R.] 1934:1, Fig. 1 [American Museum Novitates No. 723; ref. 16441] Luluabourg [Kananga], Kasai District, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: AMNH 12355. Paratypes: AMNH 12400 (3). •Valid as Pollimyrus maculipinnis (Nichols & LaMonte 1934) -- (Gosse 1984:117 [ref. 6169], Kramer et al. 2013:16 [ref. 33002], Munene et al. 2021:21 [ref. 39283], Stiassny et al. 2021:1686 [ref. 39000]). Current status: Valid as Pollimyrus maculipinnis (Nichols & LaMonte 1934). Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa: central and upper Congo River Basin (Democratic Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

marianne, Pollimyrus Kramer [L. B.], van der Bank [F. H.], Flint [N.], Sauer-Gürth [H.] & Wink [M.] 2003:53, Figs. 1(Z) [Environmental Biology of Fishes v. 67 (no. 1); ref. 27466] Zambezi River, Lisikili backwater, 17°29'S, 24°26'E, Africa. Holotype: SAIAB 66943. Paratypes: SAIAB 66944 (10). Plus non-type material. •Valid as Pollimyrus marianne Kramer, van der Bank, Flint, Sauer-Gürth & Wink 2003 -- (Marshall 2011:56 [ref. 31755], Kramer & Wink 2013:2345 [ref. 32824] as cf. marianne, Kramer et al. 2013:16 [ref. 33002], Bruton et al. 2018:38 [ref. 36373], Skelton 2019:230 [ref. 36564]). Current status: Valid as Pollimyrus marianne Kramer, van der Bank, Flint, Sauer-Gürth & Wink 2003. Mormyridae. Distribution: Southern Africa: upper Zambezi River, Zimbabwe, Angola. Habitat: freshwater.

nigricans, Marcusenius Boulenger [G. A.] 1906:434 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 17 (no. 101) (art. 49); ref. 574] Mouth of Katonga River, Lake Victoria [Victoria Nyanza]. Syntypes: (numerous) BMNH 1906.5.30.85-94 (9), NMW 8288-90 (3). •Valid as Pollimyrus nigricans (Boulenger 1906) -- (Gosse 1984:118 [ref. 6169], De Vos et al. 2001:131 [ref. 26059], Seegers et al. 2003:29 [ref. 28087], Kramer et al. 2013:16 [ref. 33002], Levin & Golubtsov 2018:73 [ref. 35732], Akoth et al. 2023:8 [ref. 40069]). Current status: Valid as Pollimyrus nigricans (Boulenger 1906). Mormyridae. Distribution: East Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

nigripinnis, Marcusenius Boulenger [G. A.] 1899:67, Pl. 33 (fig. 1) [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoologie) v. 1 (fasc. 4); ref. 549] Kutu, Lake Leopold II, Upper Congo. Syntypes: BMNH 1899.9.26.28-29 (2); MRAC 344 (1), 608-609 (2), 610 (1), 611 (1). •Valid as Pollimyrus nigripinnis (Boulenger 1899) -- (Gosse 1984:118 [ref. 6169], Kramer et al. 2013:16 [ref. 33002], Munene et al. 2021:21 [ref. 39283], Stiassny et al. 2021:1686 [ref. 39000]). Current status: Valid as Pollimyrus nigripinnis (Boulenger 1899). Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa: central and upper Congo River system (Democratic Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

osborni, Marcusenius Nichols [J. T.] & Griscom [L.] 1917:667, Fig. 1 [Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History v. 37 (art. 25); ref. 3185] Uele River, Orientale Province, Congo. Holotype: AMNH 6934. Paratypes: AMNH 6935 (2, discarded 8/1969). •Synonym of Pollimyrus isidori (Valenciennes 1847), but a valid subspecies -- (Gosse 1984:116 [ref. 6169]). •Valid as Pollimyrus osborni (Nichols & Griscom 1917) -- (Levin & Golubtsov 2018:73 [ref. 35732], Kiselkewa et al. 2020:[7] 706 [ref. 38315], Munene et al. 2021:21 [ref. 39283], Stiassny et al. 2021:1686 [ref. 39000] as cf. osborni). Current status: Valid as Pollimyrus osborni (Nichols & Griscom 1917). Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa: Congo basin (Democratic Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

pedunculatus, Marcusenius David [L.] & Poll [M.] 1937:202, Fig. 5 [Annales du Musée du Congo Belge Sér. C (Zoologie) (Sér. 1) v. 3 (fasc. 5); ref. 1043] Boma, Congo River basin, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype (unique): MRAC 22664. Type catalog: Derijst 1991:55 [ref. 21528]. •Valid as Pollimyrus pedunculatus (David & Poll 1937) -- (Gosse 1984:118 [ref. 6169], Hopkins et al. 2007:327 [ref. 30019], Kramer et al. 2013:16 [ref. 33002], Fermon et al. 2022:125 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Pollimyrus pedunculatus (David & Poll 1937). Mormyridae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Gabon and lower Congo River basin. Habitat: freshwater.

petricolus, Marcusenius Daget [J.] 1954:101, Fig. 30 [Mémoires de l'Institut français d'Afrique Noire No. 36; ref. 11989] Markala, Sudan. Holotype: MNHN 1954-0008. Paratypes: MNHN 1960-0406 to 0408 (7, 1, 1). Type catalog: Blanc 1961:260 [ref. 20870]. •Valid as Pollimyrus petricolus (Daget 1954) -- (Gosse 1984:119 [ref. 6169], Bigorne in Lévêque et al. 1990:179 [ref. 21589], Bigorne 1991:319 [ref. 20236], Kramer et al. 2013:16 [ref. 33002], Levin & Golubtsov 2018:72 [ref. 35732]). Current status: Valid as Pollimyrus petricolus (Daget 1954). Mormyridae. Distribution: Western Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

pulverulentus, Marcusenius Boulenger [G. A.] 1899:68, Pl. 33 (fig. 2) [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoologie) v. 1 (fasc. 4); ref. 549] Coquilhatville, Upper Congo. Syntypes: BMNH 1899.9.23.26-27 (2), MRAC 612-613 (1, 1). •Valid as Pollimyrus pulverulentus (Boulenger 1899) -- (Gosse 1984:119 [ref. 6169], Kramer et al. 2013:17 [ref. 32002], Munene et al. 2021:21 [ref. 39283]). Current status: Valid as Pollimyrus pulverulentus (Boulenger 1899). Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa: central and upper Congo River basin (Democratic Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

rudebeckii, Marcusenius Svensson [G. S. O.] 1933:33, Fig. 12 [Kongliga Vetenskaps-Academiens Handlingar, Stockholm v. 12 (no. 3); ref. 16524] Boraba swamp along Gambia River, western Africa. Syntypes: NRM 11135 (1), 21135 (1, partial). •Synonym of Pollimyrus isidori (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Gosse 1984:116 [ref. 6169], Bigorne in Lévêque et al. 1990:181 [ref. 21589], Lévèque et al. 1991:139 [ref. 31367]). Current status: Synonym of Pollimyrus isidori (Valenciennes 1847). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.

schreyeni, Pollimyrus Poll [M.] 1972:164, Fig. 1 [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 85 (nos 1-2); ref. 7637] River 15 kilometers from Boende on Boende-Watsi route, Congo River basin, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: MRAC 174708. Paratypes: MRAC 174709-19 (11), 88293 (1). Type catalog: Derijst 1991:63 [ref. 21528]. •Valid as Pollimyrus schreyeni Poll 1972 -- (Gosse 1984:119 [ref. 6169], Kramer et al. 2013:17 [ref. 33002]). Current status: Valid as Pollimyrus schreyeni Poll 1972. Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

stappersii, Marcusenius Boulenger [G. A.] 1915:162 [Revue de Zoologie Africaine v. 4 (fasc. 2); ref. 15086] Tributary of Lukinda River. Holotype (unique): MRAC 12689 or 39492. •Valid as Pollimyrus stappersii (Boulenger 1915) -- (Gosse 1984:120 [ref. 6169], Kramer et al. 2013:17 [ref. 33002] as stappersi, Abwe et al. 2023:28 [ref. 39992]). Current status: Valid as Pollimyrus stappersii (Boulenger 1915). Mormyridae. Distribution: Southern-central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

tumifrons, Marcusenius Boulenger [G. A.] 1902:24, Pl. 7 (fig. 3) [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoologie) v. 2 (fasc. 2); ref. 562] Ubangi River at Banzyville, Democratic Republic of Congo, about 4°18'N, 21°11'E. Holotype (unique): MRAC 1160. •Valid as Pollimyrus tumifrons (Boulenger 1902) -- (Gosse 1984:120 [ref. 6169], Kramer et al. 2013:17 [ref. 32002], Skelton 2019:231 [ref. 36564]). Current status: Valid as Pollimyrus tumifrons (Boulenger 1902). Mormyridae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

vanderbilti, Petrocephalus Fowler [H. W.] 1936:246, Fig. 2 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 88; ref. 1424] Fort Sibut, Central African Republic [Ubangi-Shari]. Holotype: ANSP 65499 [not 65599]. Paratypes: ANSP 65500-02 [not 65600-03] (3), MCZ [ex ANSP 65503] (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:128 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Pollimyrus isidori (Valenciennes 1847), subspecies fasciaticeps (Boulenger 1920) -- (Gosse 1984:116 [ref. 6169]). •Synonym of Pollimyrus isidori (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Lavoué et al. 2010:43 [ref. 30944], Kramer et al. 2012:2233 [ref. 32160]). Current status: Synonym of Pollimyrus isidori (Valenciennes 1847). Mormyridae. Habitat: freshwater.