Mormyrus Linnaeus, 1758

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Nomenclature

Family: Mormyridae

Subfamily: Mormyrinae

Genus:

Mormyrus Linnaeus, 1758

Usage:

valid

Reference:

Systema Naturae (Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata.) Holmiae p. 327.

Type material:

Masc. Type species of this genus is subject of a forthcoming ICZN application. From Catalog of Fishes (Apr. 2015): Mormyrus cyprinoides Linnaeus 1758. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan 1917:15 [ref. 2407], not caschive a pre-Linnaean name in synonymy and not available for type designation and not anguilloides. On Official List (Opinion 77, Direction 56) with type correctly as cyprinoides.