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» Mormyrus macrophthalmus - Günther, 1866
Mormyridae
Mormyrus
macrophthalmus
Günther, 1866
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Subfamily:
Mormyrinae
Genus:
Mormyrus
Species:
Mormyrus
macrophthalmus
Günther, 1866
Usage:
valid
Reference:
Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Salmonidae, Percopsidae, Galaxidae, Mormyridae, Gymnarchidae, Esocidae, Umbridae, Scombresocidae, Cyprinodontidae, in the collection of the British Museum.
p. 217.
Type material:
Holotype (unique): BMNH 1863.7.30.4
Type locality:
Niger, western Africa.
Media
Mormyrus macrophthalmus Günther holotype BMNH 1863.7.30.4
Mormyrus macrophthalmus Günther holotype BMNH 1863.7.30.4
Mormyrus macrophthalmus, Benoue River, Nigeria
Mormyrus macrophthalmus, Benoue River, Nigeria
Mormyrus macrophthalmus, Benoue River, Nigeria
Mormyrus macrophthalmus, Benoue River, Nigeria
Mormyrus macrophthalmus Günther holotype BMNH 1863.7.30.4
Mormyrus macrophthalmus, Benoue River, Nigeria
Mormyrus macrophthalmus, Benoue River, Nigeria
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical):
Ed Baker
, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts,
Simon Rycroft
,
Ben Scott
,
Vince Smith
