Hippopotamyrus discorhynchus (Peters, 1852)
Synonyms
Mormyrus discorhynchus n. sp. Peters, 1852: 275.
Petrocephalus discorhynchus: Marcusen, 1864: 150.
Mormyrus (Petrocephalus) discorhynchus: Sauvage, 1880a: 27.
Marcusenius discorhynchus: Boulenger, 1898f: 797.
Cyphomyrus discorhynchus: Myers, 1960b: 125.
Hippopotamyrus discorhynchus: Taverne, 1971a: 104.
Marcusenius tanganicanus n. sp. Boulenger, 1906k: 455, pl. 30, fig. 1.
Marcusenius tanganicanus (photo of type)
Marcusenius tanganicanus 2 (drawing of type]
Marcusenius cubangoensis n. sp. Pellegrin, 1936b: 48.
Marcusenius cubangoensis (photo of type)
Marcusenius cubangoensis 2 (drawing of type)
Cyphomyrus cubangoensis: Jubb, 1967: 33.
Hippopotamyrus cubangoensis: Taverne, 1971a: 104.
Marcusenius grahami n. sp. Norman, 1928: 105.
Hippopotamyrus grahami : Taverne, 1971a: 104.
Remark on taxonomy
The reinstatement of the generic name Cyphomyrus Myers, as suggested by Van der Bank and Kramer, 1996 proved needless because the other species the authors referred to actually belong to the genus Brienomyrus instead of Hippopotamyrus.
Etymology
(gr): discos, im: discus, disk, quoit; (gr): rhynchos: snout, trunk, -ensis: geographical origin or habitat; -anus: habitat or provincial origin.
16.7.5 : CLOFFA-no.