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Mormyridae
Hippopotamyrus Pappenheim 1906
Nomenclature
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Family: MormyridaeSubfamily: Mormyrinae
Genus:
Hippopotamyrus Pappenheim 1906
Usage:
valid
Reference:
Type material:
Masc. Hippopotamyrus castor Pappenheim 1906. Type by monotypy.
SUMMARY
Molecular phylogenetic evidence supports monophyly of the type species, H. castor from Lower Guinea-Cameroon with Nilo-Sudanic H. pictus and H. paugyi from West Africa. Other species that formerly were placed in this genus have been moved to Heteromormyrus. ~ JPS