Heteromormyrus pauciradiatus

Boulengeromyrus knoepffleri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Family: Mormyridae
Subfamily: Mormyrinae
Genus: Heteromormyrus
Steindachner, 1866
Species: H. pauciradiatus
Binomial name
Heteromormyrus pauciradiatus
Steindachner, (1866)

Heteromormyrus pauciradiatus is a species of elephantfish in the family Mormyridae being the only member of its genus. It is found only in the coastal river basins in Angola in Africa. It reaches a length of about 10 cm.

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