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''Cyphomyrus'' is a genus of
ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or h ...
in the family
Mormyridae The Mormyridae, sometimes called "elephantfish" (more properly freshwater elephantfish), are a family of weakly electric freshwater fish in the order Osteoglossiformes native to Africa. It is by far the largest family in the order with around 20 ...
, the freshwater elephantfishes.


Species

The following 9 species are currently assigned to this genus: * ''
Cyphomyrus aelsbroecki ''Cyphomyrus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae, the freshwater elephantfishes. Species The following 9 species are currently assigned to this genus: * '' Cyphomyrus aelsbroecki'' * '' Cyphomyrus cubangoensis'' * '' Cy ...
'' * ''
Cyphomyrus cubangoensis ''Cyphomyrus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae, the freshwater elephantfishes. Species The following 9 species are currently assigned to this genus: * ''Cyphomyrus aelsbroecki'' * '' Cyphomyrus cubangoensis'' * '' Cyp ...
'' * '' Cyphomyrus discorhynchus'' (Zambezi parrotfish) * '' Cyphomyrus grahami'' ( Norman 1928) (Graham's stonebasher) * ''
Cyphomyrus lufirae ''Cyphomyrus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae The Mormyridae, sometimes called "elephantfish" (more properly freshwater elephantfish), are a family of weakly electric freshwater fish in the order Osteoglossiformes nati ...
'' * ''
Cyphomyrus macrops ''Cyphomyrus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae, the freshwater elephantfishes. Species The following 9 species are currently assigned to this genus: * ''Cyphomyrus aelsbroecki'' * ''Cyphomyrus cubangoensis'' * '' Cyph ...
'' * ''
Cyphomyrus psittacus ''Cyphomyrus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae, the freshwater elephantfishes. Species The following 9 species are currently assigned to this genus: * ''Cyphomyrus aelsbroecki'' * '' Cyphomyrus cubangoensis'' * '' Cyp ...
'' * '' Cyphotamyrus weeksii'' ( oulenger, 1902) (Weeks' mormyrid) * ''Cyphomyrus wilverthi''


References

Mormyridae Ray-finned fish genera {{Osteoglossiformes-stub