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» Pollimyrus macroterops - (Boulenger, 1920)
Mormyridae
Pollimyrus
macroterops
(Boulenger, 1920)
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Subfamily:
Mormyrinae
Genus:
Pollimyrus
Species:
Pollimyrus
macroterops
(Boulenger, 1920)
Usage:
valid
Reference:
Poissons recueillis au Congo Belge par l’expédition de Dr C. Christy
p. 12.
Original combination:
Marcusenius macroterops
Synonyms, objective (homotypic):
Marcusenius macroterops Boulenger, 1920
Hippopotamyrus macroterops (Boulenger, 1920)
Type material:
Syntypes: BMNH 1919.9.10.36 (1), MRAC 7750 (1).
Taxonomic notes:
BMNH syntype appears to be very close to Pollimyrus plagiostoma. Placed in genus Pollimyrus by Sullivan et al. (2022).
Type locality:
Poko, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Media
Hippopotamyrus macroterops syntype BMNH 1919.9.10.36, Poko, Haut-Uélé, D.R. Congo
Hippopotamyrus macroterops syntype BMNH 1919.9.10.36, Poko, Haut-Uélé, D.R. Congo
Pollimyrus macroterops syntype BMNH 1919.9.10.36
Pollimyrus macroterops syntype BMNH 1919.9.10.36
Hippopotamyrus macroterops syntype BMNH 1919.9.10.36, Poko, Haut-Uélé, D.R. Congo
Pollimyrus macroterops syntype BMNH 1919.9.10.36
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical):
Ed Baker
, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts,
Simon Rycroft
,
Ben Scott
,
Vince Smith
