- 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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groups of
weakly electric fish, the
Gymnotiformes (knifefishes) and the
Mormyridae (elephantfishes), and by
Gymnarchus niloticus, the
African knifefish....
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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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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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navigation behaviour in the
weakly electric fish
Gnathonemus petersii (
Mormyridae; Teleostei),
Journal of
Experimental Biology, 205, 3915-3923 (2002), Landmark...
- only
species being Gymnarchus niloticus, the
African knifefish) and the
Mormyridae are
weakly electric fish able to
sense their prey
using electric fields...
- of
weakly electric fish are the Osteoglossiformes,
which include the
Mormyridae (elephantfishes) and the
African knifefish Gymnarchus, and the Gymnotiformes...
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Notopteridae (feather
backs and knifefish) and
Mormyridae (elephantfishes), as well as
several extinct taxa. The
Mormyridae are
weakly electric fishes, able to locate...
- eds. (2016).
Species of
Marcusenius in FishBase.
January 2016 version. "
Mormyridae" (PDF). Deeplyfish-
fishes of the world.
Retrieved 18 May 2017. Maake...
