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Mormyridae
Taxonomic Serial Number: 161916

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Family

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: complete
Latest Record Review: 2004

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Superfamily - Mormyroidea
  Suborder - Osteoglossoidei
  Order - Osteoglossiformes
  Superorder - Osteoglossomorpha
  Class - Teleostei
  Superclass - Actinopterygii
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Genus - Gnathonemus
      Genus - Brienomyrus
      Genus - Boulengeromyrus
      Genus - Campylomormyrus
      Genus - Genyomyrus
      Genus - Hippopotamyrus
      Genus - Heteromormyrus
      Genus - Hyperopisus
      Genus - Isichthys
      Genus - Ivindomyrus
      Genus - Marcusenius
      Genus - Mormyrops
      Genus - Mormyrus
      Genus - Oxymormyrus
      Genus - Myomyrus
      Genus - Paramormyrops
      Genus - Petrocephalus
      Genus - Pollimyrus
      Genus - Stomatorhinus