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Species related to Mormyrus niloticus: [ 2 ] records


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.

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], Abdalla & Adam 2024:6 [ref. 42447]). Current status: Valid as Mormyrus niloticus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Mormyridae. Distribution: East Africa. Habitat: freshwater.


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