Fish Identification

Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Family: Mormyridae Elephantfishes
Genus: Paramormyrops

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Max. Length 15.2 cm TL
 
Paramormyrops batesii
No picture found

Max. Length 14.4 cm SL
 
Paramormyrops curvifrons
No picture found

Max. Length 16.3 cm SL
 
Paramormyrops gabonensis
Photo by Hopkins, C.D.

Africa
Max. Length 15.6 cm SL
Paramormyrops hopkinsi (Taverne & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1985)
Photo by Hopkins, C.D.
 
Paramormyrops hopkinsi
Photo by Mertens, P.

Africa
Max. Length 5.2 cm TL
Paramormyrops jacksoni (Poll, 1967)
Photo by Mertens, P.
 
Paramormyrops jacksoni
[Ghost stonebasher]
Photo by Cutler, J.

Africa
Max. Length 13.5 cm SL
Paramormyrops kingsleyae (Günther, 1896)
Photo by Cutler, J.
 
Paramormyrops kingsleyae
Photo by Hopkins, C.D.

Africa
Max. Length 23.8 cm SL
Paramormyrops longicaudatus (Taverne, Thys van den Audenaerde, Heymer & Géry, 1977)
Photo by Hopkins, C.D.
 
Paramormyrops longicaudatus
No picture found

Max. Length 18.3 cm SL
 
Paramormyrops ntotom
No picture found

Max. Length 11.4 cm SL
 
Paramormyrops retrodorsalis
No picture found

Max. Length 11.4 cm SL
 
Paramormyrops sphekodes


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Paramormyrops batesii Africa 15.2 TL 1906
Paramormyrops curvifrons Africa 14.4 SL 1977
Paramormyrops gabonensis Africa 16.3 SL 1977
Paramormyrops hopkinsi Africa 15.6 SL 1985
Paramormyrops jacksoni Ghost stonebasher Africa 5.2 TL 1967
Paramormyrops kingsleyae Africa 13.5 SL 1896
Paramormyrops longicaudatus Africa 23.8 SL 1977
Paramormyrops ntotom Africa 18.3 SL 2017
Paramormyrops retrodorsalis Africa 11.4 SL 1917
Paramormyrops sphekodes Africa 11.4 SL 1879



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