# Cryptomyrus

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Genus of ray-finned fishes

Cryptomyrus Cryptomyrus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Osteoglossiformes Family: Mormyridae Genus: Cryptomyrus J. P. Sullivan, Lavoué & C. D. Hopkins, 2016 [1] Type species Cryptomyrus ogoouensis Sullivan, Lavoué & Hopkins, 2016

***Cryptomyrus*** is a [genus](/source/Genus) of [mormyrid](/source/Mormyridae) fish native to [Gabon](/source/Gabon).[1]

## Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1][2]

- *[Cryptomyrus ogoouensis](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cryptomyrus_ogoouensis&action=edit&redlink=1)* [J. P. Sullivan](/source/John_P._Sullivan_(ichthyologist)), [Lavoué](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=S%C3%A9bastien_Lavou%C3%A9&action=edit&redlink=1) & [C. D. Hopkins](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carl_D._Hopkins&action=edit&redlink=1), 2016 (Ogooue elephantfish)

- *[Cryptomyrus ona](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cryptomyrus_ona&action=edit&redlink=1)* Sullivan, Lavoué & Hopkins, 2016 (Nyanga elephantfish)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Sullivan2016_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Sullivan2016_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Sullivan2016_1-2) Sullivan, J.P., Lavoué, S. & Hopkins, C.D. (2016): *Cryptomyrus*: a new genus of Mormyridae (Teleostei, Osteoglossomorpha) with two new species from Gabon, West-Central Africa. *ZooKeys, 561: 117–150.*

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Mormyridae"](http://deeplyfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Family-Mormyridae-PDF.pdf) (PDF). *Deeplyfish- fishes of the world*. Retrieved 18 May 2017.

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Taxon identifiers Cryptomyrus Wikidata: Q23005943 Wikispecies: Cryptomyrus BOLD: 794598 CoL: 62P6V GBIF: 8855597 iNaturalist: 617519 IRMNG: 11905301 NCBI: 1736031 Open Tree of Life: 5925505 WoRMS: 1006778 ZooBank: E7F2B850-5FEB-4859-AD41-0DE6A079398C

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