Biology:Heteromormyrus pauciradiatus

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Heteromormyrus pauciradiatus
Heteromormyrus pauciradiatus holotype.jpg
Scientific classification
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Heteromormyrus

(Steindachner, 1866)
Species:
H. pauciradiatus
Binomial name
Heteromormyrus pauciradiatus
Synonyms
  • Mormyrus (Heteromormyrus) Steindachner 1866
  • Mormyrus pauciradiatus Steindachner 1866
  • Heteromormyrus pauciradiatus (Steindachner 1866)
  • Marcusenius pauciradiatus (Steindachner 1866)
  • Pollimyrus pauciradiatus (Steindachner 1866)

The Steindachner's Angolan mormyrid (Heteromormyrus pauciradiatus) is a species of elephantfish in the family Mormyridae being the only member of its genus.[1] It is found only in the coastal river basins in Angola in Africa. It reaches a length of about 10 cm (4 in).[2]

References

  1. "Mormyridae". http://deeplyfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Family-Mormyridae-PDF.pdf. Retrieved 18 May 2017. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Heteromormyrus pauciradiatus" in FishBase. June 2011 version.


Wikidata ☰ Q2879134 entry