Mormyrus tapirus

Taxonomy of Fishes

• Osteichthyes - Bony fishes->

  • Coelacanthi - Lobe-finned fishes->
  • Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes->

    • Perciformes - Perches->
    • Cypriniformes - Carps->
    • Esociformes - Pikes->
    • Salmoniformes - Salmons and Trouts->
    • Siluriformes - Catfishes->
    • Scorpaeniformes - Mail-cheeked fishes->
    • Gasterosteiformes - Sticklebacks->
    • Gadiformes - Cods->
    • Anguilliformes - Eels and morays->
    • Clupeiformes - Herrings->
    • Syngnathiformes - Pipefishes and Seahorses->
    • Gobiiformes - Gobies->
    • Mugiliformes - Mullets->
    • Carangiformes - Jacks->
    • Beloniformes - Needlefishes->
    • Labriformes - Wrasses->
    • Scombriformes - Mackerels->
    • Mulliformes - Goatfishes->
    • Pleuronectiformes - Flatfishes->
    • Aulopiformes - Grinners->
    • Blenniiformes - Blennies->
    • Cyprinodontiformes - Toothcarps->
    • Osmeriformes - Smelts->
    • Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes->
    • Cichliformes - Cichlids->
    • Characiformes - Characins->
    • Osteoglossiformes - Bony tongues->

      • Osteoglossidae - Arowanas->
      • Mormyridae - Freshwater elephantfishes->

        • Mormyrops - Mormyrops->
        • Mormyrus - Mormyrus->

          • Eastern bottlenose mormyrid (Mormyrus longirostris)
          • Senegal mormyrid (Mormyrus rume)
          • Bernhard’s elephant-snout fish (Mormyrus bernhardi)
          • Mormyrus caballus (Mormyrus caballus)
          • Mormyrus casalis (Mormyrus casalis)
          • Mormyrus caschive (Mormyrus caschive)
          • Mormyrus cyaneus (Mormyrus cyaneus)
          • Mormyrus felixi (Mormyrus felixi)
          • Mormyrus goheeni (Mormyrus goheeni)
          • Elephant snout (Mormyrus hasselquistii)
          • Hildebrandt’s elephant-snout fish (Mormyrus hildebrandti)
          • Mormyrus iriodes (Mormyrus iriodes)
          • Elephant-snout fish (Mormyrus kannume)
          • Western bottlenose mormyrid (Mormyrus lacerda)
          • Mormyrus macrocephalus (Mormyrus macrocephalus)
          • Mormyrus macrophthalmus (Mormyrus macrophthalmus)
          • Mormyrus niloticus (Mormyrus niloticus)
          • Mormyrus ovis (Mormyrus ovis)
          • Mormyrus subundulatus (Mormyrus subundulatus)
          • Mormyrus tapirus (Mormyrus tapirus)
          • Athi elephant-snout fish (Mormyrus tenuirostris)
          • Mormyrus thomasi (Mormyrus thomasi)
        • Boulengeromyrus - Boulengeromyrus->
        • Brevimyrus - Brevimyrus->
        • Brienomyrus - Brienomyrus->
        • Campylomormyrus - Campylomormyrus->
        • Cryptomyrus - Cryptomyrus->
        • Cyphomyrus - Cyphomyrus->
        • Genyomyrus - Genyomyrus->
        • Gnathonemus - Gnathonemus->
        • Heteromormyrus - Heteromormyrus->
        • Hippopotamyrus - Hippopotamyrus->
        • Hyperopisus - Hyperopisus->
        • Isichthys - Isichthys->
        • Ivindomyrus - Ivindomyrus->
        • Marcusenius - Marcusenius->
        • Oxymormyrus - Oxymormyrus->
        • Myomyrus - Myomyrus->
        • Paramormyrops - Paramormyrops->
        • Petrocephalus - Petrocephalus->
        • Pollimyrus - Pollimyrus->
        • Stomatorhinus - Stomatorhinus->
      • Gymnarchidae - African knifefish->
      • Notopteridae - Featherback->
      • Arapaimidae - Bonytongues->
      • Pantodontidae - Freshwater Butterflyfish->
    • Elopiformes - Tarpons and tenpounders->
    • Anabantiformes - Gouramies and snakeheads->
    • Gymnotiformes - South American knifefish->
    • Istiophoriformes - Barracudas->
    • Albuliformes - Bonefishes->
    • Lepidogalaxiiformes - Salamanderfishes->
    • Lophiiformes - Anglerfishes->
    • Spariformes - Breams and porgies->
    • Trachiniformes - Weeverfishes->
    • Moroniformes - Temperate basses->
    • Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes->
    • Zeiformes - Dories->
    • Tetraodontiformes - Puffers and filefishes->
    • Holocentriformes - Squirrelfishes->
    • Dactylopteriformes - Flying gurnards->
    • Lampriformes - Lamprids->
    • Galaxiiformes - Southern smelts->
    • Batrachoidiformes - Toadfishes->
    • Hiodontiformes - Mooneyes->
    • Percopsiformes - Trout-perches->
    • Callionymiformes - Dragonets->
    • Atheriniformes - Silversides->
    • Notacanthiformes - Spiny eels->
    • Saccopharyngiformes - Swallowers and Gulpers->
    • Alepocephaliformes - Slickheads and tubeshoulders->
    • Gonorynchiformes - Milkfishes->
    • Argentiniformes - Marine smelts->
    • Stomiiformes - Lightfishes and dragonfishes->
    • Ateleopodiformes - Jellynose fishes->
    • Myctophiformes - Lanternfishes->
    • Stylephoriformes - Tube-eyes->
    • Polymixiiformes - Beardfishes->
    • Beryciformes - Sawbellies->
    • Trachichthyiformes - Rughies->
    • Ophidiiformes - Cusk-eels->
    • Kurtiformes - Nurseryfishes & Cardinalfishes->
    • Synbranchiformes - Swamp eels->
    • Gobiesociformes - Clingfishes->
    • Acropomatiformes - Oceanic basses->
  • Cladistii - Bichirs->
  • Dipneusti - Lungfishes->
  • Chondrostei - Sturgeons->
  • Holostei - Gars and Bowfins->
• Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes->
• Agnatha - Jawless fishes->