Cryptomyrus is a genus of mormyrid fish native to Gabon.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Osteoglossiformes |
| Family: | Mormyridae |
| Genus: | Cryptomyrus J. P. Sullivan, Lavoué & C. D. Hopkins, 2016 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Cryptomyrus ogoouensis Sullivan, Lavoué & Hopkins, 2016
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Species
editThere are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1][2]
- Cryptomyrus ogoouensis J. P. Sullivan, Lavoué & C. D. Hopkins, 2016 (Ogooue elephantfish)
- Cryptomyrus ona Sullivan, Lavoué & Hopkins, 2016 (Nyanga elephantfish)
References
edit- ^ a b c Sullivan, J.P., Lavoué, S. & Hopkins, C.D. (2016): Cryptomyrus: a new genus of Mormyridae (Teleostei, Osteoglossomorpha) with two new species from Gabon, West-Central Africa. ZooKeys, 561: 117–150.
- ^ "Mormyridae" (PDF). Deeplyfish- fishes of the world. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
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