macrophthalmus, Mormyrus Günther [A.] 1866:217 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 6; ref. 1983] Niger, western Africa. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1863.7.30.4. •Valid as Mormyrus macrophthalmus Günther 1866 -- (Gosse 1984:104 [ref. 6169], Bigorne in Lévêque et al. 1990:130 [ref. 21589], Dankwa et al. 1999:14 [ref. 28023], Hopkins et al. 2007:261 [ref. 30019]). Current status: Valid as Mormyrus macrophthalmus Günther 1866. Mormyridae. Distribution: Western Africa. Habitat: freshwater.