Mormyrops

Mormyrops
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Family: Mormyridae
Subfamily: Mormyrinae
Genus: Mormyrops
J. P. Müller, 1843

Mormyrops is a genus of weakly electric fish in the family Mormyridae. They are characterized by an elongate head measuring twice as long as high, and no teeth on the palate or the tongue.[1]

Species

References

  1. ^ Günther, A. (1866). Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum. The Trustees.