Pollimyrus Explained

Pollimyrus is a genus of elephantfishes native to Africa.

Species

There are currently 19 recognized species in this genus:^[1]

• Pollimyrus adspersus (Günther 1866)
• Pollimyrus brevis (Boulenger 1913) (Dungu mormyrid)
• Pollimyrus castelnaui (Boulenger, 1911) (Dwarf stonebasher)
• Pollimyrus cuandoensis B. J. Kramer, van der Bank & Wink 2013^[2] (Kwando mormyrid)
• Pollimyrus eburneensis Bigorne, 1991 (Agnebi elephantfish)
• Pollimyrus guttatus (Fowler 1936) (Cameroon mormyrid)
• Pollimyrus isidori (Valenciennes 1847)
  • Pollimyrus isidori fasciaticeps (Boulenger 1920)
  • Pollimyrus isidori isidori (Valenciennes 1847)
  • Pollimyrus isidori osborni (Nichols & Griscom 1917)
• Pollimyrus maculipinnis (Nichols & La Monte 1934) (Kananga mormyrid)
• Pollimyrus marianne B. J. Kramer van der Bank, Flint, Sauer-Gürth & Wink 2003 (Lisikili mormyrid)
• Pollimyrus nigricans (Boulenger 1906) (Dark stonebasher)
• Pollimyrus nigripinnis (Boulenger, 1899) (Kutu mormyrid)
• Pollimyrus pedunculatus (L. R. David & Poll 1937) (Boma mormyrid)
• Pollimyrus petherici (Boulenger 1898) (Khartum mormyrid)
• Pollimyrus petricolus (Daget 1954) (Markala mormyrid)
• Pollimyrus plagiostoma (Boulenger 1898) (Matadi mormyrid)
• Pollimyrus pulverulentus (Boulenger 1899) (Coquilhatville mormyrid)
• Pollimyrus schreyeni Poll 1972 (Schreyen mormyrid)
• Pollimyrus stappersii (Boulenger 1915) (Stappers’ mormyrid)
  • Pollimyrus stappersii kapangae (L. R. David 1935)
  • Pollimyrus stappersii stappersii (Boulenger 1915)
• Pollimyrus tumifrons (Boulenger 1902) (Banzyville mormyrid)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mormyridae . Deeplyfish- fishes of the world. 18 May 2017.
2. Kramer, B., van der Bank, H. & Wink, M. (2013): Marked differentiation in a new species of dwarf stonebasher, Pollimyrus cuandoensis sp. nov. (Mormyridae: Teleostei), from a contact zone with two sibling species of the Okavango and Zambezi rivers. Journal of Natural History, 48 (7-8) [2014]: 429-463.