| Original name | |
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| Check ECoF | |
| Current accepted name |
Yes |
| Status |
Accepted name |
| Status details |
senior synonym, original combination |
| Status ref. | |
| Etymology of generic noun |
Name from the Greek ‘kryptos’ for secret or hidden, referring to the rarity of these fishes in collections and the Greek ‘myros’ for a kind of fish, a suffix used in the names of many other mormyrid genera. |
| Etymology of specific epithet |
The specific epithet is a Latinized noun in the genitive case and refers to the Ogooué River of Gabon (Ref. 113668). |
| Link to references |
References using the name as accepted |
| Link to other databases |
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