Welcome to the Mormyridae LifeDesk!
This LifeDesk is a work in progress that will eventually provide (1) a classification reflecting the most recent published changes to mormyrid taxonomy, (2) a descriptive taxon page for each mormyrid genus and species that will include a photograph of the type specimen, (3) information on the electric organ discharge waveform (EOD) of each mormyrid species for which recordings exist, and (4) a bibliography that will include all original species descriptions and many other important works on mormyrids as downloadable PDF files. In addition to serving as a stand-alone resource, this LifeDesk will feed content directly into the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
Our goal is to make this LifeDesk the go-to online portal for research on mormryrids and their taxonomy, useful to the specialist and informative for the general public. Have something to contribute? Become a member of this LifeDesk by sending an e-mail to jpsullivan65 (at) gmail (dot) com. Please check back often to keep track of our progress!
Special thanks are due to EOL for supporting Dr. John Sullivan with a Rubenstein Fellowship in 2010, allowing him to assemble data for this LifeDesk while a Fulbright Scholar in D.R. Congo, and to ETI BioInformatics for making available W. Harders' photographs of mormyrid type specimens published in the CD-ROM "Mormyridae and other Osteoglossomorpha".
How to use this site:
Start with the Mormryidae taxon page (top link on the left) for an introduction to these fishes and a key to the genera. Alternatively, navigate through the classification (upper right corner of this page) to find your taxon of interest or use the search box (upper left).
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