Mormyrus tapirus Pappenheim, 1905
Synonyms
Mormyrus tapirus n. sp. Pappenheim 1905, 217,
Mormyrus goheeni n. sp. Fowler, 1919: 234, fig. 7,
Mormyrus goheeni (photo of type)
Mormyrus goheeni 2 (drawing of type)
Mormyrus tapirus: Trewawas, 1974: 335.
Mormyrus tapirus: Lévêque and Bigorne, 1985: 330.
Etymology
The head of the fish resembles that of a tapir, Tapirus spec.
Dedicated to Dr. S. M. E. Goheen, »the first to collect fishes in Liberia«.
16.13.18 + 16.13.17 : CLOFFA-no.