Hyperopisus bebe (Lacepède, 1803)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Hyperopisus is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Mormyridae, the elephantfishes. The only species in the genus is Hyperopisus bebe. This species is known from many rivers in the northern half of Africa, ranging from the Senegal to the Nile basin. It reaches a length of 51 cm (20 in).
Wikipedia contributors, Hyperopisus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:50:51.079884+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hyperopisus bebe (Lacepède, 1803)
- Name authority
- (Lacepède, 1803)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Osteoglossiformes
- Family
- Mormyridae
- Genus
- Hyperopisus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderOsteoglossiformes
- familyMormyridae Bonaparte, 1831
- genusHyperopisus Gill, 1862
- speciesHyperopisus bebe (Lacepède, 1803)
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Hyperopisus chariensis Blache, 1964 Blache, 1964 | synonym |
| Hyperopisus occidentalis Günther, 1866 Günther, 1866 | synonym |
| Hyperopisus tenuicauda Pellegrin, 1904 Pellegrin, 1904 | synonym |
| Hyperopsis bebe (Lacepède, 1803) (Lacepède, 1803) | synonym |
| Hyperopisus bebe chariensis Blache, 1964 Blache, 1964 | synonym |
| Hyperopisus occidentalis tenuicauda Pellegrin, 1904 Pellegrin, 1904 | synonym |
| Mormyrus bebe Lacepède, 1803 Lacepède, 1803 | synonym |
| Hyperopisus bebe bebe (Lacepède, 1803) (Lacepède, 1803) | synonym |
| Hyperopisus bebe occidentalis Günther, 1866 Günther, 1866 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=581707 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3NR7Q. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.