The Zambezi parrotfish (Cyphomyrus discorhynchus) is an elephantfish in the family Mormyridae. It occurs in several river and lake systems across Central Africa and the northern half of Southern Africa. It grows to a length of 31 cm (12 in).[1]
| Zambezi parrotfish | |
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| Cyphomyrus sp. collected in Lavushi Manda National Park, Zambia. Small 49mm specimen. Species unclear. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Osteoglossiformes |
| Family: | Mormyridae |
| Genus: | Cyphomyrus |
| Species: | C. discorhynchus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyphomyrus discorhynchus (W. K. H. Peters, 1852)
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References edit
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2021). "Cyphomyrus discorhynchus" in FishBase. July 2021 version.
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