Mormyrops zanclirostris (Günther, 1867)

Fermon, Yves, Bailly, Nicolas, Cardiec, Floriane, Causse, Romain, Chartrain, Emmanuel, Chirio, Laurent, Bruyne, Godefroy De, Deynat, Pascal, Hopkins, Carl D., Lamboj, Anton, Mennesson, Marion I., Beh, Jean-Hervé Mve, Paugy, Didier, Sidlauskas, Brian, Sullivan, John P., Weghe, Jean-Pierre Van De, Vigliotta, Thomas R. & Zee, Jouke Van Der, 2022, An annotated checklist of the fishes of Gabon, Cybium 46 (2), pp. 2-3 : 124

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.26028/cybium/2022-462-3-001

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scientific name

Mormyrops zanclirostris (Günther, 1867)
status

 

Mormyrops zanclirostris (Günther, 1867) View in CoL

Mormyrus zanclirostris Günther, 1867 [Synonym: senior, original� Oxymormyrus zanclirostris (Günther, 1867) [Synonym: senior, new� Mormyrops (Oxymormyrus) zanclirostris (Günther, 1867) [Subgenus� Mormyrops boulengeri Pellegrin, 1900 [Misidentification]

Mormyrops (Oxymormyrus) boulengeri Pellegrin, 1900 [ Subgenus � Type-locality: Mormyrus zanclirostris – “ Gabon ”. Syntypes: BMNH 1867.5.3.11-12 (2), RMNH 5250 (1).

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 27 cm TL

Water type: freshwater

Environment: demersal

Depth range: _

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2010)

Source: preserved, observation

Distribution and remarks: found in the Ntem River, throughout the Ogowe Basin, including the Ivindo River, the Nyanga River and in the Kouilou River. Elsewhere, known from the Congo River basin, where it overlaps in distribution with Mormyrops boulengeri .

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Order

Osteoglossiformes

Family

Mormyridae

Genus

Mormyrops

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Order

Osteoglossiformes

Family

Mormyridae

Genus

Mormyrus

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