Hippopotamyrus

Hippopotamyrus
Hippopotamyrus castor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Family: Mormyridae
Genus: Hippopotamyrus
Pappenheim, 1906
Type species
Hippopotamyrus castor
Pappenheim, 1906
Species

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Synonyms
  • Paramyomyrus Pellégrin 1927

Hippopotamyrus is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae, the freshwater elephantfishes. These fishes are found in Africa.