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» Mormyrus kannume - Forsskål, 1775
Mormyridae
Mormyrus
kannume
Forsskål, 1775
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Nomenclature
Subfamily:
Mormyrinae
Genus:
Mormyrus
Species:
Mormyrus
kannume
Forsskål, 1775
Usage:
valid
Reference:
Descriptiones animalium avium, amphibiorum, piscium, insectorum, vermium; quae in itinere orientali observavit...
p. 74, xiv.
Vernacular names:
Vernacular name:
Elephant-snout fish
Synonyms, objective (homotypic):
Mormyrus oxyrhynchus Lacepède, 1803
Mormyrus nacra Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1847
Type material:
No types known
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Mormyrus nacra Valenciennes (=Mormyrus kannume Forskål) No type, based on drawing.
Mormyrus nacra Valenciennes (=Mormyrus kannume Forskål) No type, based on drawing.
Mormyrus oxyrhynchus Lacepède, 1803, Nile River, Egypt, lectotype MNHN A-9627
Mormyrus oxyrhynchus Lacepède, 1803, Nile River, Egypt, lectotype MNHN A-9627
Mormyrus kannume from Mara River, Kenya
Mormyrus kannume from Mara River, Kenya
Mormyrus nacra Valenciennes (=Mormyrus kannume Forskål) No type, based on drawing.
Mormyrus oxyrhynchus Lacepède, 1803, Nile River, Egypt, lectotype MNHN A-9627
Mormyrus kannume from Mara River, Kenya
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Ed Baker
, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts,
Simon Rycroft
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Ben Scott
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Vince Smith
