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» Pollimyrus tumifrons - (Boulenger, 1902)
Mormyridae
Pollimyrus
tumifrons
(Boulenger, 1902)
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Nomenclature
Subfamily:
Mormyrinae
Genus:
Pollimyrus
Species:
Pollimyrus
tumifrons
(Boulenger, 1902)
Usage:
valid
Reference:
Additions à la faune ichthyologique de bassin du Congo. Matériaux pour la faune du Congo.
p. 24, Pl. 7 (fig. 3)
Original combination:
Marcusenius tumifrons Boulenger, 1902
Synonyms, objective (homotypic):
Marcusenius tumifrons
Synonyms, subjective (heterotypic):
Marcusenius aequipinnis Pellegrin, 1924
Petrocephalus anterodorsalis David & Poll, 1937
Type material:
Holotype (unique): MRAC 1160.
Type locality:
Ubangi River at Banzyville [present-day Mobayi-Mbongo], Democratic Republic of Congo, about 4°18'N, 21°11'E.
Synonyms:
2
Media
Petrocephalus anterodorsalis David & Poll, 1937 (=Pollimyrus tumifrons)
Petrocephalus anterodorsalis David & Poll, 1937 (=Pollimyrus tumifrons)
Pollimyrus tumifrons (Boulenger) 112mm SL, Luachimo River, Angola. From Poll (1967).
Pollimyrus tumifrons (Boulenger) 112mm SL, Luachimo River, Angola. From Poll (1967).
Pollimyrus tumifrons illustration of holotype
Pollimyrus tumifrons illustration of holotype
Petrocephalus anterodorsalis David & Poll, 1937 (=Pollimyrus tumifrons)
Pollimyrus tumifrons (Boulenger) 112mm SL, Luachimo River, Angola. From Poll (1967).
Pollimyrus tumifrons illustration of holotype
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical):
Ed Baker
, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts,
Simon Rycroft
,
Ben Scott
,
Vince Smith
