Family Gymnarchidae
This monotypic family has been created for the Aba aba.
Family Mormyridae
This family regroups all the Mormyrid electric fishes.
Campylomormyrus cassaicus – Kasai elephant-nosed fish
Campylomormyrus tamandua – Tamandua wormjawed mormyrid
Mormyrus rume – Elephant-snout mormyrid
Family Apteronotidae
This family regroups the ghost Knifefishes.
Family Gymnotidae
This family regroups the true Electric eels.
Electrophorus electricus – Electric eel
Family Sternopygidae
This family regroups the Glass knifefish and related species.
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