Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Family: Mormyridae Elephantfishes

Genus: Pollimyrus

(See list of species below)


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19 species (see list below)
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Photo by RMCA

Africa
Max. Length 9.8 cm TL
Pollimyrus adspersus (Günther, 1866)

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Pollimyrus adspersus
[]

Photo by Mertens, P.

Africa
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Pollimyrus brevis (Boulenger, 1913)

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Pollimyrus brevis
[]

Photo by Mertens, P.

Africa
Max. Length 7 cm SL
Pollimyrus castelnaui (Boulenger, 1911)

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Pollimyrus castelnaui
[Dwarf stonebasher]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.5 cm SL
 
Pollimyrus cuandoensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.7 cm SL
 
Pollimyrus eburneensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.1 cm TL
 
Pollimyrus guttatus
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Africa
Max. Length 10.3 cm TL
Pollimyrus isidori (Valenciennes, 1847)

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Pollimyrus isidori
[Elephant Fish]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.5 cm TL
 
Pollimyrus macroterops
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.7 cm SL
 
Pollimyrus maculipinnis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.3 cm SL
 
Pollimyrus marianne
[]

Photo by Denis Tweddle/SAIAB

Africa
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Pollimyrus nigricans (Boulenger, 1906)

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Pollimyrus nigricans
[Dark stonebasher]

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Africa
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Pollimyrus nigripinnis (Boulenger, 1899)

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Pollimyrus nigripinnis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8 cm TL
 
Pollimyrus pedunculatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11 cm SL
 
Pollimyrus petricolus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 17 cm TL
 
Pollimyrus plagiostoma
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Pollimyrus pulverulentus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.6 cm SL
 
Pollimyrus schreyeni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.4 cm TL
 
Pollimyrus stappersii
[]

Photo by Mertens, P.

Africa
Max. Length 11.2 cm TL
Pollimyrus tumifrons (Boulenger, 1902)

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Pollimyrus tumifrons
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Pollimyrus adspersus Africa 9.8 TL 1866
Pollimyrus brevis Africa 6 TL 1913
Pollimyrus castelnaui Dwarf stonebasher Africa 7 SL 1911
Pollimyrus cuandoensis Africa 6.5 SL 2013
Pollimyrus eburneensis Africa 7.7 SL 1991
Pollimyrus guttatus Africa 5.1 TL 1936
Pollimyrus isidori Elephant Fish Africa 10.3 TL 1847
Pollimyrus macroterops Africa 9.5 TL 1920
Pollimyrus maculipinnis Africa 5.7 SL 1934
Pollimyrus marianne Africa 7.3 SL 2003
Pollimyrus nigricans Dark stonebasher Africa 10 SL 1906
Pollimyrus nigripinnis Africa 11 TL 1899
Pollimyrus pedunculatus Africa 8 TL 1937
Pollimyrus petricolus Africa 11 SL 1954
Pollimyrus plagiostoma Africa 17 TL 1898
Pollimyrus pulverulentus Africa 10 TL 1899
Pollimyrus schreyeni Africa 7.6 SL 1972
Pollimyrus stappersii Africa 7.4 TL 1915
Pollimyrus tumifrons Africa 11.2 TL 1902



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