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Linnaeus, 1758
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Mormyrus nacra Valenciennes (=Mormyrus kannume Forskål) No type, based on drawing.
Mormyrus proboscirostris in fisherman's camp, Mambili River, Odzala Park, Republic of Congo
Mormyrus macrophthalmus Günther holotype BMNH 1863.7.30.4
Mormyrus niloticus Bloch and Scheider BMNH 1907.12.2:410 (1444)
Mormyrus rume, Omo River Nigeria
Mormyrus rume at Asejire Resevoir, Osun River, Nigeria
Mormyrus tenuirostris MNHN-IC-1926-0279, Athi River, Nairobi, Kenya
Mormyrus agnus Pappenheim (=Mormyrus hasselquistii) Niger River, Togo holotype (unique) ZMB 16440
Mormyrus bumbanus Boulenger holotype (unique) BMNH 1909.7.9.25, Bumba River at Assobam, southern Cameroon
Ancient Egyptian depiction of a Mormyrus (Oxyrhynchus)
Mormyrus hildebrandti Peters, Adi (Athi) River in Ukamba, East Africa (Kenya), holotype (unique): ZMB 11899
Mormyrus proboscirostris Boulenger 245 mm SL, JPS-544, Wagenia Falls, D.R. Congo
Mormyrus longirostris Peters, Mozambique, photo believed to be one of three syntypes in ZMB.
Mormyrus rume proboscirostris Boulenger, 395 mm TL, Luachimo River, Angola. From Poll (1967).
Mormyrus tapirus Pappenheim 160mm SL, Sanaga River, Cameroon
Mormyrus mucupe Peters (=Mormyrus longirostris Peters), Mozambique, lectotype ZMB 3670
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