Marcusenius cyprinoides (Linné, 1758)
Synonyms
Mormyrus cyprinoides n. sp. Linné, 1758: 326,
Mormyrops cyprinoides: Marcusen, 1854: 14,
Mormyrus (Marcusenius) cyprinoides: Sauvage, 1880a: 22,
Gnathonemus cyprinoides : Boulenger, 1898f: 805,
Marcusenius cyprinoides: Gill, 1862b: 139.
Mormyrus salahie n. sp. Lacepède, 1803: 619,
Mormyrus salahie (photo of type)
Mormyrus labiatus n. sp. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809: 275. pl. 7 fig. 1,
Mormyrus labiatus (photo of type)
Mormyrus labiatus 2 (drawing of type)
Mormyrops labiatus : Marcusen, 1864: 137,
Aboué fué fé - or - Abou éfuéfé: Rifaud, 1836,
Mormyrus elongatus n. sp. Rüppell, 1832: 9, pl. 2, fig. 1,
Mormyrus elongatus (photo of type)
Mormyrus elongatus 2 (drawing of type)
Mormyrops elongatus : Marcusen, 1864: 14,
Mormyrus abbreviatus n. sp. Valenciennes, in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1846 270,
Mormyrops abbreviatus : Marcusen, 1864: 142,
Gnathonemus cyprinoides var. elongata n. var. Pellegrin, 1927d: 295.
Gnathonemus cypr. elongata (photo of type)
Gnathonemus cypr. elongata 2 (drawing of type)
Etymology
Named because of a certain similarity with the carp, Cyprinus carpio, because of body shape: elongate, or abbreviate,
respectively.
Salahie: after type locality in the Nile delta, Egypt, Salahié or Sâlehyeh or Salheyeh in different spellings by E.F. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, to day: El-Sâlhiya (30° 47.7 ‘ N 31° 59 ‘ E).
16.11.8 : CLOFFA-no.