Boulengeromyrus knoepffleri

Boulengeromyrus knoepffleri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Family: Mormyridae
Subfamily: Mormyrinae
Genus: Boulengeromyrus
Taverne & Géry, 1968
Species: B. knoepffleri
Binomial name
Boulengeromyrus knoepffleri
Taverne & Géry, 1968

Boulengeromyrus knoepffleri is a species of elephantfish in the family Mormyridae being the only member of its genus. It occurs only in the Ivindo River and the Ntem River basins of Gabon and Cameroon in Africa. It reaches a maximum length of about 41 cm.

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