Marcusenius cyprinoides (Linnaeus 1758)

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Nomenclature

Subfamily: Mormyrinae

Genus: Marcusenius

Species:

Marcusenius cyprinoides (Linnaeus 1758)

Usage:

valid

Reference:

Systema Naturae (Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata.) Holmiae p. 327.

Synonyms, objective (homotypic):

Mormyrus abbreviatus Valenciennes 1847
Mormyrus labiatus Geoffroy St. Hilaire 1809
Mormyrus elongatus Rüppell, 1832
Gnathonemus cyprinoides elongata Pellegrin, 1927

Type material:

Nile River. Holotype (unique): NRM 62. Type catalog: Fernholm & Wheeler 1983:210.

Media

Mormyrus elongatus Rüppell, 1832 holotype BMNH 1850.7.29.5, Cairo, Egypt

Mormyrus elongatus Rüppell, 1832 holotype BMNH 1850.7.29.5, Cairo, Egypt

Gnathonemus cyprinoides elongata Pellegrin (=Marcusenius cyprinoides)syntypes MNHN 1927-0163 to 0165, Lake Chad, Cameroon

Gnathonemus cyprinoides elongata Pellegrin (=Marcusenius cyprinoides)syntypes MNHN 1927-0163 to 0165, Lake Chad, Cameroon

Mormyrus abbreviatus Valenciennes (=Marcusenius cyprinoides) holotype MNHN A-9392, Nile River, Egypt.

Mormyrus abbreviatus Valenciennes (=Marcusenius cyprinoides) holotype MNHN A-9392, Nile River, Egypt.