''Hippopotamyrus'' is a genus of

ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fish or actinopterygians, is a class of bony fish that comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. They are so called because of their lightly built fins made of webbings of sk ...

in the family

Mormyridae The Mormyridae, sometimes called "elephantfish" (more properly freshwater elephantfish), are a superfamily of weakly electric fish in the order Osteoglossiformes native to Africa. It is by far the largest family in the order, with around 200 sp ...

, the freshwater elephantfishes. These fishes are found in Africa.

Species

There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus: * '' Hippopotamyrus castor''

Pappenheim Pappenheim is a town in the Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Altmühl, south of Weißenburg in Bayern. History Historically, Pappenheim was a statelet within the Holy Roman Empire. It was ...

1906 (Lokundi mormyrid) * '' Hippopotamyrus paugyi'' Lévêque & Bigorne 1985 (Kolente stonebasher) * '' Hippopotamyrus pictus'' ( Marcusen 1864) (Marcusen's mormyrid)

References

Mormyridae Ray-finned fish genera Taxa named by Paul Pappenheim Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Osteoglossiformes-stub