| Accepted scientific name: |
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Mormyrops anguilloides (Linnaeus, 1758) (accepted name) |
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| Synonyms: |
| Mormyrops anguilloides voltae Roman, 1966 (synonym) |
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| Mormyrops anguiloides anguiloides (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym) |
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| Mormyrops deliciosus (Leach, 1818) (synonym) |
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| Mormyrops longiceps Günther, 1867 (synonym) |
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| Mormyrops zambanenje (Peters, 1852) (synonym) |
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| Mormyrops zambezense Sauvage, 1880 (synonym) |
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| Mormyrus anguilloides Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym) |
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| Mormyrus swanenburgi Schilthuis, 1891 (synonym) |
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| Mormyrus tuckeyi Valenciennes, 1847 (synonym) |
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| Mormyrus zambanenje Peters, 1852 (synonym) |
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| Oxyrhynchus deliciosus Leach, 1818 (synonym) |
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| Common names: |
| Common name |
Transliteration |
Language |
Country |
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| Nua gbemazu |
- |
Adangme |
Ghana(Amedica (Ref. 52866).) |
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| Roof-bottelneus |
- |
Afrikaans |
South Africa |
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| Taraza |
- |
Arabic |
Sudan |
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| Lombolombo |
- |
Bemba |
Zambia(Bangweulu swamps) |
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| Milobe |
- |
Bemba |
Zambia(Mweru-Luapula or Mweru-Wa-Ntipa (Ref. 52870).) |
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| Mulobe |
- |
Bemba |
Zambia(Tanganyika (Ref. 52870).) |
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| Ntongo |
- |
Bemba |
Zambia(Bangweulu swamps) |
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| Kalembe |
- |
Chokwe |
Angola |
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| Kalembele |
- |
Chokwe |
Angola |
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| Kambangaji |
- |
Chokwe |
Angola |
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| Lundembe |
- |
Chokwe |
Angola |
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| Ndembe |
- |
Chokwe |
Angola |
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| Ngulu |
- |
Chokwe |
Angola |
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| Tulembele |
- |
Chokwe |
Angola |
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| Tumbangaji |
- |
Chokwe |
Angola |
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| Rypoun úhořovitý |
- |
Czech |
- |
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| Geddelignende snabelfisk |
- |
Danish |
Denmark |
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| Akinkin |
- |
Dinka, Northeastern |
Sudan |
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| African carp |
- |
English |
Ghana |
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| Cornish jack |
- |
English |
Kenya |
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| Cornish jack |
- |
English |
South Africa |
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| Cornish jack |
- |
English |
Zambia(Bangweulu swamps; Lake Kariba (Ref. 27602)) |
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| Cornish jack |
- |
English |
Zimbabwe |
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| Noagbe |
- |
Ewe |
Ghana |
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| Pitkänorsukala |
- |
Finnish |
Finland |
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| Ndelew |
- |
Fulfulde, Pulaar |
Senegal(Dembankané, Lobali, Gourel Ndara, Bittel, Diéla : ) |
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| Nuagbemazu |
- |
Ga |
Ghana |
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| Milligi |
- |
Hausa |
Nigeria |
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| Ogboro |
- |
Ijo |
Nigeria |
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| Bungɛ |
Boungué |
Jula |
Burkina Faso(Hauts-bassins de la Volta.) |
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| Bunyi karam |
- |
Kanuri |
Nigeria |
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| Gulum |
- |
Kim |
Chad(Djoumané (Ref. 52867).) |
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| Nrii |
- |
Kim |
Chad(Kim, Eré and Kolobo (Ref. 52867).) |
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| Rîn |
- |
Kim |
Chad(Kim, Eré and Kolobo (Ref. 52867).) |
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| 妙拟长颌鱼 |
Miao ni chang han yu |
Mandarin Chinese |
China |
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| 妙擬長頜魚 |
Miao ni chang han yu |
Mandarin Chinese |
China |
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| 沃尔拟长颌鱼 |
Wo er ni chang han yu |
Mandarin Chinese |
China |
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| 沃爾擬長頜魚 |
Wo er ni chang han yu |
Mandarin Chinese |
China |
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| 鰻形擬長頜魚 |
- |
Mandarin Chinese |
China |
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| 鳗形拟长颌鱼 |
Man xing ni chang he yu |
Mandarin Chinese |
China |
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| Yemdele |
Yemdélé |
Mòoré |
Burkina Faso(Hauts-bassins de la Volta.) |
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| Not |
- |
Nuer |
Sudan |
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| Dwangwa |
- |
Nupe |
Nigeria |
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| Mphuta |
- |
Nyanja |
Malawi(Lower Shire River Valley) |
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| Nentche |
- |
Sena |
Mozambique |
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| Adolo |
- |
Shilluk |
Sudan |
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| Wandaana |
- |
Soninke |
Senegal(Aroundou, Golmy, Kounghani, Manael, Diawara, Gandé) |
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| Linjolo |
- |
Swahili (individual language) |
Tanzania |
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| Nyanda |
- |
Swahili (individual language) |
Tanzania |
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| Lele |
- |
Yoruba |
Nigeria |
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| Ogodorobo |
- |
Yoruba |
Nigeria |
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| Gbodongo |
- |
Zande |
Sudan |
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| Classification: |
| Kingdom |
Animalia
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CoL |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2b7e0a3-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Phylum |
Chordata
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CoL |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2a0f2ea-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Class |
Actinopterygii
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FishBase |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2a17954-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Order |
Osteoglossiformes
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FishBase |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2c53f01-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Family |
Mormyridae
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FishBase |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2c5455f-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Genus |
Mormyrops
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FishBase |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2f60534-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Distribution: |
Africa: White Nile, Lake Albert basin, inland waters from Senegal to Chad, rivers in Cameroon, small coastal basins in the Guinean zone. Widespread in the Congo basin, Lake Malawi, Tanganyika and Mobuto (Ref. 52193). Volta basin, Whebi Shebeli and Juba (as Mormyrops deliciosus). In southern Africa, it is restricted to the middle and lower Zambezi, Buzi, and Pungwe River (Ref. 52307). |
| Lifezones: |
Freshwater |
| Additional data: |
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| Latest taxonomic scrutiny: |
19-May-2014 |
| Source database: |
FishBase, Jan 2015
99%
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| Bibliographic citation: |
Froese R. & Pauly D. (eds) (2025). FishBase (version Jan 2015). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2015 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Kunze T., Flann C., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., eds). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/col. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-8858. |
| Online resource: |
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=2394
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| CoL taxon LSID: |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:29d938ce-c365-11e4-869f-239583ce8323:col20150401 |
