Biology:Genyomyrus
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Genyomyrus is a monospecific genus of freshwater fish belonging to the family Mormyridae, the elephantfishes. The only species in the genus is Genyomyrus donnyi which is endemic to the Congo River. It reaches a length of about 45 cm (1.5 ft).[1]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Gen. Albert-Ernest Donny (1841–1923), the president of the Société d'Études Coloniales, which sponsored the first major collection of fishes from the Congo.[2]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). "Genyomyrus donnyi" in FishBase. June 2017 version.
- ↑ "Family MORMYRIDAE Bonaparte 1831 (Elephantfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/mormyridae/.
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