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Paramormyrops is a genus of elephantfish in the family Mormyridae from Africa.

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  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderOsteoglossiformes
  5. FamilyMormyridae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations recorded2,544

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Paramormyrops is a genus of elephantfish in the family Mormyridae from Africa.

==Species== There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus: Paramormyrops batesii (Boulenger 1906) (Kribi mormyrid) Paramormyrops curvifrons (Taverne, Thys van den Audenaerde, Heymer & Géry, 1977) (Ivindo mormyrid) Paramormyrops gabonensis Taverne, Thys van den Audenaerde & Heymer, 1977 (Makokou mormyrid) Paramormyrops hopkinsi (Taverne & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1985) (Ivindo electric fish) Paramormyrops jacksoni (Poll, 1967) (Ghost stonebasher) Paramormyrops kingsleyae (Günther, 1896) (Old Calabar mormyrid) Paramormyrops longicaudatus (Taverne, Thys van den Audenaerde, Heymer & Géry, 1977) (longtailed mormyrid) Paramormyrops ntotom Rich, J. P. Sullivan & Hopkins, 2017 (Doume elephantfish) Paramormyrops retrodorsalis (Nichols & Griscom, 1917) (Bima elephantfish) Paramormyrops sphekodes (Sauvage 1879)

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