Hippopotamyrus
# Hippopotamyrus

Hippopotamyrus is a genus of elephantfish in the family Mormyridae.

## Species

There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:

* Hippopotamyrus ansorgii (Boulenger 1905) (Slender stonebasher)
* Hippopotamyrus castor Pappenheim 1906 (Lokundi mormyrid)
* Hippopotamyrus grahami (Norman 1928) (Graham's stonebasher)
* Hippopotamyrus harringtoni (Boulenger 1905) (Harrington's stonebasher)
* Hippopotamyrus longilateralis B. J. Kramer & Swartz 2010 (Cunene River stonebasher)
* Hippopotamyrus macroterops (Boulenger 1920)
* Hippopotamyrus pappenheimi (Boulenger 1910) (Pappenheim's stonebasher)
* Hippopotamyrus paugyi Lévêque & Bigorne 1985 (Kolente stonebasher)
* Hippopotamyrus pictus (Marcusen 1864) (Marcusen's mormyrid)
* Hippopotamyrus szaboi B. J. Kramer, van der Bank & Wink 2004 (Upper Zambezi mormyrid)
* Hippopotamyrus weeksii (Boulenger 1902) (Weeks' mormyrid)

## Distribution

Some of the species within this genus have rather restricted distribution. For example, H. longilateralis occurs only in the Kunene River of southern Africa.

