Taxonomy Profile: Mormyridae

Mormyridae: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Family
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
elephant fishes []
mormyrids []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Mormyridae: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Actinopterygii
ray-finned fishes |
spiny rayed fishes |
poisson épineux |
poissons à nageoires rayonnées |
Class : Teleostei
Superorder : Osteoglossomorpha
Order : Osteoglossiformes
bonytongues |
Suborder : Osteoglossoidei
Superfamily : Mormyroidea
Family : Mormyridae
elephant fishes |
mormyrids |
Mormyridae Direct Children(s):
Gnathonemus
(Gill 1863)
Brienomyrus
(Taverne 1971)
Boulengeromyrus
(Taverne and Géry 1968)
Campylomormyrus
(Bleeker 1874)
Genyomyrus
(Boulenger 1898)
Hippopotamyrus
(Pappenheim 1906)
Heteromormyrus
(Steindachner 1866)
Hyperopisus
(Gill 1862)
Isichthys
(Gill 1863)
Ivindomyrus
(Taverne and Géry 1975)
Marcusenius
(Gill 1862)
Mormyrops
(Müller 1843)
Mormyrus
(Linnaeus 1758)
Oxymormyrus
(Bleeker 1874)
Myomyrus
(Boulenger 1898)
Paramormyrops
(Taverne Thys van den Audenaerde and Heymer 1977)
Petrocephalus
(Marcusen 1854)
Pollimyrus
(Taverne 1971)
Stomatorhinus
(Boulenger 1898)
Mormyridae: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Mormyridae
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Nelson, Joseph S.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1994-01-01 / 1994-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Fishes of the World, Third Edition
Page(s):
xvii + 600
Publisher:
John Wiley and Sons
Publication Place:
New York, New York, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-471-54713-1/
Notes:
Reference for:
Mormyridae
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Riehl, R., and H. A. Baensch
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1989-01-01 / 1989-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Aquarium Atlas
Page(s):
992
Publisher:
Hans A. Baensch
Publication Place:
Melle, Germany
ISBN/ISSN:
3-88244-050-3/
Notes:
Reference for:
Mormyridae
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1991-01-01 / 1991-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
World Fishes Important to North Americans Exclusive of Species from the Continental Waters of the United States and Canada
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 21
Page(s):
243
Publisher:
American Fisheries Society
Publication Place:
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-913235-54-7/0097-0638
Notes:
0-913124-54-7 (cloth)
Reference for:
Mormyridae
Mormyridae: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Mormyridae: Comments