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Class: Teleostei
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Family: Mormyridae Elephantfishes

Genus: Paramormyrops

(See list of species below)


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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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