Hippopotamyrus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Osteoglossiformes 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohort: Osteoglossocephala
Cohort/Superordo: Osteoglossomorpha
Ordo: Osteoglossiformes

Familia: Mormyridae
Genus: Hippopotamyrus
Species (16): H. aelsbroecki H. ansorgii H. castor H. grahami H. harringtoni H. longilateralis H. macrops H. macroterops H. pappenheimi H. paugyi H. pictus H. psittacus H. retrodorsalis H. szaboi H. weeksii H. wilverthi

Name

  • Hippopotamyrus Pappenheim, 1906
    • Gender: masculine
    • Type species: Hippopotamyrus castor Pappenheim, 1906
      • Type by monotypy

Synonymy

References

  • Pappenheim, P. 1906: Neue und ungenügend bekannte elektrische Fische (Fam. Mormyridae) aus den deutsch-afrikanischen Schutzgebieten. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin, 1906 (10): 260–264. BHL
  • Chakona, A., Kadye, W.T., Bere, T., Mazungula, D.N. & Vreven, E. 2018. Evidence of hidden diversity and taxonomic conflicts in five stream fishes from the Eastern Zimbabwe Highlands freshwater ecoregion. ZooKeys 768: 69–95. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.768.21944 Reference page. 
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