mormyridæ

pl. [Modern Latin mor myr (us); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -idœ.] Mormops. Ichthy.: A family of physostomous fishes characteristic of the fresh-water fauna of tropical Africa. Body and tail scaly, head scalele ; no barbels. No adipose fin or pseudobranchise; gill openings reduced to a small slit. Two genera, Mormyrus and Gymnarchus.