''Myomyrus'' is a genus 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 ...
. Its members reach about in length and are restricted to the
Congo River Basin
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in Africa.
Species
There are three recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Myomyrus macrodon''
Boulenger, 1898 (Matadi mormyrid)
* ''
Myomyrus macrops''
Boulenger, 1914 (Ja River mormyrid)
* ''
Myomyrus pharao''
(Poll
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& Taverne, 1967) (Kinsuka mormyrid)
References
Weakly electric fish
Mormyridae
Ray-finned fish genera
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