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Genus of fishes

Oxymormyrus
Oxymormyrus boulengeri
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Family: Mormyridae
Genus: Oxymormyrus
Species: O. boulengeri
Binomial name
Oxymormyrus boulengeri
Pellegrin, 1874
Synonyms
  • Mormyrops boulengeri Pellegrin, 1874

Oxymormyrus is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Mormyridae, the elephantfishes. The only species in the genus is Oxymormyrus boulengeri, which is found in the middle of the Congo River basin.

References

  1. Moelants, T. (2010). "Mormyrops boulengeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T181838A7746362. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T181838A7746362.en. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Oxymormyrus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Mormyrops boulengeri". FishBase. June 2024 version.
Taxon identifiers
Oxymormyrus
Oxymormyrus boulengeri


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