''Ivindomyrus opdenboschi'' is a species of elephantfish 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 ...

. It is only found in the

Ivindo River The Ivindo River ( French: ''Rivière Ivindo'') is the most important tributary of the Ogooué River, which flows in Gabon. Course The Ivindo River flows from northeast Gabon to the southwest, eventually emptying into the Ogooué River. It flow ...

Gabon Gabon ( ; ), officially the Gabonese Republic (), is a country on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, on the equator, bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo to the east and south, and ...

. It reaches a length of about .

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Armand Opdenbosch (1929–1977), the chief technician and taxidermist at the Musée Royal de I’Afrique Centrale, because of his invaluable technical aid in the study of mormyrid systematics.

References

Weakly electric fish Mormyridae Fish of Africa Endemic fauna of Gabon Taxa named by Louis Taverne Taxa named by Jacques Géry Fish described in 1975 {{Osteoglossiformes-stub