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» Mormyrops breviceps - Steindachner, 1894
Mormyridae
Mormyrops
breviceps
Steindachner, 1894
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Nomenclature
Subfamily:
Mormyrinae
Genus:
Mormyrops
Species:
Mormyrops
breviceps
Steindachner, 1894
Usage:
valid
Reference:
Die Fische Liberia’s.
p. 66, Pl. 1 (fig. 2).
Synonyms, objective (homotypic):
Mormyrops bougouribaensis Roman, 1966
Mormyrops elongatus Norman, 1935
Type material:
Holotype (unique): RMNH 5385.
Type locality:
St. Paul River, Liberia.
Media
Mormyrops elongatus Norman (= Mormyrops breviceps), holotype (unique) BMNH 1934.8.31.2, Ejura, Ashanti Forest, Ghana..jpeg
Mormyrops elongatus Norman (= Mormyrops breviceps), holotype (unique) BMNH 1934.8.31.2, Ejura, Ashanti Forest, Ghana..jpeg
Mormyrops bougouribaensis Roman (= Mormyrops breviceps) holotype MRAC 140929, Bougouriba River, Burkina Faso.jpeg
Mormyrops bougouribaensis Roman (= Mormyrops breviceps) holotype MRAC 140929, Bougouriba River, Burkina Faso.jpeg
Mormyrops elongatus Norman (= Mormyrops breviceps), holotype (unique) BMNH 1934.8.31.2, Ejura, Ashanti Forest, Ghana..jpeg
Mormyrops bougouribaensis Roman (= Mormyrops breviceps) holotype MRAC 140929, Bougouriba River, Burkina Faso.jpeg
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical):
Ed Baker
, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts,
Simon Rycroft
,
Ben Scott
,
Vince Smith
