- The
Mormyridae,
sometimes called "elephantfish" (more
properly freshwater elephantfish), are a
superfamily of
weakly electric fish in the
order Osteoglossiformes...
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Latin forma, with the same
connotation as the
English form. Its
synonymy Mormyridae is
considered the
valid taxonomic status according to the
Integrated Taxonomic...
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within the fish's musculature, as in the
elephantnose fish and
other Mormyridae. However, in two
marine groups, the
stargazers and the
torpedo rays, the...
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groups of
weakly electric fish, the
Gymnotiformes (knifefishes) and the
Mormyridae (elephantfishes), and by
Gymnarchus niloticus, the
African knifefish....
- elephantfish,
Campylomormyrus bredoi is a
species of
electric fish in the
family Mormyridae,
found only in Lake Mweru. It is
native to the
Democratic Republic of...
- only
species being Gymnarchus niloticus, the
African knifefish) and the
Mormyridae are
weakly electric fish able to
sense their prey
using electric fields...
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navigation behaviour in the
weakly electric fish
Gnathonemus petersii (
Mormyridae; Teleostei),
Journal of
Experimental Biology, 205, 3915–3923 (2002), Landmark...
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Mormyrus is a
genus of ray-finned fish in the
family Mormyridae. They are
weakly electric,
enabling them to navigate, to find
their prey, and to communicate...
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Mormyrus rume is a
species of
electric fish in the
family Mormyridae,
found in the
basins of the Gambia, Senegal, Niger, Volta, Chad, Bandama, S****andra...
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Petrocephalus simus is a
species of
electric fish in the
family Mormyridae,
found only in
Guinea Bissau to Angola. Also
widely distributed in the Congo...
