Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
family within theorder Osteoglossiformes — the freshwater elephantfish.
Etymologies
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Mormyrus + -idae
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Examples
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Examples include the decline of the sturgeon and the caviar industry in rivers such as the Volga (Russia) and the sharp decline of Mormyridae (an elephant-nosed fish family of Osteoglossiformes) in Lakes Kainji and Volta (both in West Africa), after the inundation of their preferred habitats as a result of dams.
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BTW, the commonly used generic name of the elephantnose fish is Mormyrus; maybe google for that or for Mormyridae.
Dinosauroids revisited Darren Naish 2006
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