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» Mormyrus caballus asinus - Boulenger 1915
Mormyridae
Mormyrus
caballus
asinus
Boulenger 1915
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Genus:
Mormyrus
Species:
Mormyrus
caballus
Subspecies:
Mormyrus
caballus
asinus
Boulenger 1915
Usage:
valid
Reference:
Mission Stappers au Tanganika-Moero. Diagnoses de poissons nouveaux. II. Mormyrides, Kneriides, Characinides, Cyprinides, Silurides.
p. 163.
Type material:
Lake Moero [Lake Mweru], Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype (unique): MRAC 14166. Synonym of Mormyrus caballus Boulenger 1898, but a valid subspecies -- (Reizer 1964; Gosse 1984:98).
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Mormyrus asinus Boulenger, holotype (unique) MRAC 14166, Lake Moero [Lake Mweru], Democratic Republic of Congo
Mormyrus asinus Boulenger, holotype (unique) MRAC 14166, Lake Moero [Lake Mweru], Democratic Republic of Congo
Mormyrus asinus Boulenger, holotype (unique) MRAC 14166, Lake Moero [Lake Mweru], Democratic Republic of Congo
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical):
Ed Baker
, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts,
Simon Rycroft
,
Ben Scott
,
Vince Smith
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