Isichthys

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]

Isichthys
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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
Synonyms
Mormyrus henryi (Gill, 1863) Mormyrus cobitiformis Peters, 1882

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Joseph Henry (1797–1878), first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.^[4]