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Ivindomyrus

Ivindomyrus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Mormyridae, the elephantfishes. These fishes are found in rivers in Middle Africa.

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Ivindomyrus
Ivindomyrus marchei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Family: Mormyridae
Genus: Ivindomyrus
Taverne & Géry, 1975
Type species
Ivindomyrus opdenboschi
Taverne & Géry, 19751

Ivindomyrus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Mormyridae, the elephantfishes. These fishes are found in rivers in Middle Africa.2

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:23

References

References

  1. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Mormyridae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Ivindomyrus". FishBase. May 2018 version.
  3. "Mormyridae" (PDF). Deeplyfish- fishes of the world. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.