WoRMS taxon details
Mormyridae Bonaparte, 1831
- Genus Boulengeromyrus Taverne & Géry, 1968
- Genus Brevimyrus Taverne, 1971
- Genus Brienomyrus Taverne, 1971
- Genus Campylomormyrus Bleeker, 1874
- Genus Cryptomyrus Sullivan, 2016
- Genus Cyphomyrus Myers, 1960
- Genus Genyomyrus Boulenger, 1898
- Genus Gnathonemus Gill, 1863
- Genus Heteromormyrus Steindachner, 1866
- Genus Hippopotamyrus Pappenheim, 1906
- Genus Hyperopisus Gill, 1862
- Genus Isichthys Gill, 1863
- Genus Ivindomyrus Taverne & Géry, 1975
- Genus Marcusenius Gill, 1862
- Genus Mormyrops Müller, 1843
- Genus Mormyrus Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Myomyrus Boulenger, 1898
- Genus Oxymormyrus Bleeker, 1874
- Genus Paramormyrops Taverne, Thys van den Audenaerde & Heymer, 1977
- Genus Petrocephalus Marcusen, 1854
- Genus Pollimyrus Taverne, 1971
- Genus Stomatorhinus Boulenger, 1898
- Genus Grathonemus accepted as Gnathonemus Gill, 1863 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Hyperopsis accepted as Hyperopisus Gill, 1862 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Hyppopotamyrus accepted as Hippopotamyrus Pappenheim, 1906 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Mormyrodes Gill, 1862 accepted as Mormyrus Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Mormyros accepted as Mormyrus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Murmyrous accepted as Mormyrus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Oxyrhynchus Leach, 1818 accepted as Mormyrops Müller, 1843
- Genus Paramorpmyrops accepted as Paramormyrops Taverne, Thys van den Audenaerde & Heymer, 1977 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Paramyomyrus Pellegrin, 1927 accepted as Hippopotamyrus Pappenheim, 1906
- Genus Pollymirus accepted as Pollimyrus Taverne, 1971 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Polymyrus accepted as Pollimyrus Taverne, 1971 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Scrophicephalus Swainson, 1838 accepted as Mormyrus Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Solenomormyrus Bleeker, 1874 accepted as Mormyrus Linnaeus, 1758
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Mormyridae Bonaparte, 1831. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154434 on 2025-12-07
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors 
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| Language | Name | |
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| English | elephantfishes | [details] |
