Boulengeromyrus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Osteoglossiformes |
Family: | Mormyridae |
Genus: | Boulengeromyrus Taverne & Géry, 1968 |
Species: | B. knoepffleri
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Binomial name | |
Boulengeromyrus knoepffleri Taverne & Géry, 1968
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Boulengeromyrus is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Mormyridae, the elephantfishes. The only species in the genus is Knoepffler's elephantfish (Boulengeromyrus knoepffleri).[1] It occurs only in the Ivindo River and the Ntem River basins of Gabon and Cameroon. It reaches a maximum length of about 41 cm (16 in).[2]