Typový druh
Mormyrus petersii Günther, 1862.
Původní popis
Gill, T. N. 1863. Description of a new generic type of mormyroids and note on the arrangement of the genus. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14 (no. 9 [2nd]): 443-445.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2026. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.