Biology:Isichthys
From HandWiki
Short description: Genus of ray-finned fishes
| Isichthys | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Osteoglossiformes |
| Family: | Mormyridae |
| Subfamily: | Mormyrinae |
| Genus: | Isichthys T. N. Gill, 1863 |
| Species: | I. henryi
|
| Binomial name | |
| Isichthys henryi T. N. Gill, 1863
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Henry's mormyrid (Isichthys henryi) is a species of freshwater elephantfish in the family Mormyridae and the only member of its genus.[1] It occurs in coastal river basins in West Africa, ranging as far southeast as the Kouilou-Niari River in Middle Africa.[2] It reaches a length of about 29 cm (11 in).[2]
References
- ↑ "Mormyridae". http://deeplyfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Family-Mormyridae-PDF.pdf. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Isichthys henryi" in FishBase. June 2011 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q118908 entry
 |  |
