Biology:Boulengeromyrus

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Short description: Genus of ray-finned fishes

Boulengeromyrus
Boulengeromyrus knoepffleri Taverne & Gery 1968.jpg
Boulengeromyrus knoepffleri.jpg
Adult above, juvenile below
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Family: Mormyridae
Subfamily: Mormyrinae
Genus: Boulengeromyrus
Taverne & Géry, 1968
Species:
B. knoepffleri
Binomial name
Boulengeromyrus knoepffleri
Taverne & Géry, 1968

Knoepffler's elephantfish (Boulengeromyrus knoepffleri) is a species of elephantfish in the family Mormyridae being the only member of its genus.[1] It occurs only in the Ivindo River and the Ntem River basins of Gabon and Cameroon. It reaches a maximum length of about 41 cm (16 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. (2018). "Boulengeromyrus knoepffleri" in FishBase. May 2018 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q4115102 entry