FAMILY Details for Gymnarchidae

Family Gymnarchidae - Abas
Order	:	Osteoglossiformes
Class	:	Teleostei
No. in FishBase	:	Genera : 1 \| Species : 1 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
Environment	:	Fresh : Yes \| Brackish : No \| Marine : No
Division	:	Primary freshwater
Aquarium	:	none
First Fossil Record	:
Remark	:	Distribution: tropical Africa and Nile. Body elongate. No anal, caudal, and pelvic fins. Parasphenoid and tongue toothless. Branchiostegal rays 4. Dorsal fin rays 183-230. Locomotion is accomplished by means of wavelike motion along the long dorsal fin. Vertebrae 114-120. The major vein in the circulatory system is the right neoposterior cardinal vein, with the left one arising from it. Maximum length 1.5 m, usually below 0.9 m. With electric organ derived from caudal musculature. Only left gonad developed and functional. Monogeneric and monospecific. Placed into Mormyridae by some workers. Suggested new common name for this family from Ref. 58418.
Etymology	:	Greek, gymnos = naked+ Greek, archo = the extreme of the anus ( Ref. 45335).
Reproductive guild	:	guarders
Typical activity level	:	sluggish
Main Ref.	:	Nelson, J.S. 1984
Coordinator	:
Deep Fin Classification	:	Osteichthyes \| Actinopterygii \| Actinopteri \| Neopterygii \| Teleostei \| Osteoglossocephalai \| Osteoglossomorpha \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| Osteoglossiformes \| \| \| Gymnarchidae

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Gymnarchidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name	Status	Senior/Junior synonym	Combination
Gymnarchus niloticus Cuvier, 1829	accepted	senior	original
! Gymnarchus electricus Cuvier, 1829	synonym	senior	other