Isichthys
Genus of ray-finned fishes
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Isischthys is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Mormyridae, the elephantfishes. The only species in the genus is Isichthys henryi.[2] It occurs in coastal river basins in West Africa, ranging as far southeast as the Kouilou-Niari River in Middle Africa.[3] It reaches a length of about 29 cm (11 in).[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Osteoglossiformes |
| Family: | Mormyridae |
| Genus: | Isichthys T. N. Gill, 1863 |
| Species: | I. henryi |
| Binomial name | |
| Isichthys henryi T. N. Gill, 1863 | |
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Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Joseph Henry (1797–1878), first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.[4]
