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» Mormyrus niloticus - (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Mormyridae
Mormyrus
niloticus
(Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
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Subfamily:
Mormyrinae
Genus:
Mormyrus
Species:
Mormyrus
niloticus
(Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Usage:
valid
Reference:
Systema Ichthyologiae Iconibus cx Ilustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini.
p. 113, Pl. 30 (upper fig.)
Synonyms, objective (homotypic):
Mormyrus geoffroyi Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1847
Type material:
No types known.
Type locality:
Upper Egypt.
Media
Centriscus niloticus Bloch & Schneider (=Mormyrus niloticus), Plate 30 from Bloch, M. E. and J. G. Schneider 1801
Centriscus niloticus Bloch & Schneider (=Mormyrus niloticus), Plate 30 from Bloch, M. E. and J. G. Schneider 1801
Mormyrus niloticus (center) in market in Gambella, Ethiopia
Mormyrus niloticus (center) in market in Gambella, Ethiopia
Mormyrus niloticus Bloch and Scheider BMNH 1907.12.2:410 (1444)
Mormyrus niloticus Bloch and Scheider BMNH 1907.12.2:410 (1444)
Centriscus niloticus Bloch & Schneider (=Mormyrus niloticus), Plate 30 from Bloch, M. E. and J. G. Schneider 1801
Mormyrus niloticus (center) in market in Gambella, Ethiopia
Mormyrus niloticus Bloch and Scheider BMNH 1907.12.2:410 (1444)
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical):
Ed Baker
, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts,
Simon Rycroft
,
Ben Scott
,
Vince Smith
