Mormyrops
Mormyrops is a genus of weakly electric fish in the family Mormyridae from freshwater in Africa. They are characterized by an elongate head measuring twice as long as high, and no teeth on the palate or the tongue. The genus includes the largest member of the mormyrid family, the cornish jack at up to in length.
Taxonomy and species
According to FishBase, there are currently 21 recognized species in this genus.Mormyrops anguilloides Mormyrops attenuatus Boulenger, 1898 Mormyrops batesianus Boulenger, 1909 Mormyrops breviceps Steindachner, 1894 Mormyrops caballus Pellegrin, 1927 Mormyrops citernii Vinciguerra, 1912 Mormyrops curtus Boulenger, 1899 Mormyrops curviceps Román, 1966 Mormyrops engystoma Boulenger, 1898 Mormyrops furcidens Pellegrin, 1900 Mormyrops intermedius Vinciguerra, 1928 Mormyrops lineolatus Boulenger, 1898Mormyrops mariae Mormyrops masuianus Boulenger, 1898Mormyrops microstoma Boulenger, 1898 Mormyrops nigricans Boulenger, 1899 Mormyrops oudoti Daget 1954 Mormyrops parvus Boulenger, 1899 Mormyrops sirenoides Boulenger, 1898- ''Mormyrops zanclirostris''