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Mormyridae
Mormyrus caschive Linnaeus, 1758
Nomenclature
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Subfamily: MormyrinaeGenus: Mormyrus
Species:
Mormyrus caschive Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms, objective (homotypic):
- Mormyrus longipinnis Rüppell, 1832
- Scrophicephalus longipinnis Swainson, 1838
Type material:
No types known. Not available, name published in synonymy of Mormyrus anguilloides by Linnaeus 1758, but validated back to Linnaeus according to ICZN Art. 11.6.1 by subsequent recognition as a valid species by Walbaum 1792. Based on Hasselquist 1757:398, a rejected work (ICZN Opinion 57).
Type locality:
Nile River, Egypt.