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Marcusenius
''Marcusenius'' is a genus of the elephantfish group native to Africa. Its members are highly diverse in size, with the smallest species reaching less than and the largest more than . The genus is named after Johann Marcusen. Species There are currently 45 recognized species in this genus: * '' Marcusenius abadii'' ( Boulenger, 1901) (Djebba mormyrid) * '' Marcusenius altisambesi'' B. J. Kramer, P. H. Skelton, van der Bank & Wink, 2007 (bulldog) * '' Marcusenius angolensis'' (Boulenger, 1905) (Quanza mormyrid) * '' Marcusenius annamariae'' ( Parenzan, 1939) (Annamaria mormyrid) * '' Marcusenius bentleyi'' (Boulenger, 1897) (Bentley's mormyrid) * '' Marcusenius caudisquamatus'' Maake, Gon & E. R. Swartz, 2014Maake, P.A., Gon, O. & Swartz, E.R. (2014): Descriptions of three new species of ''Marcusenius'' Gill, 1862 (Teleostei: Mormyridae) from South Africa and Mozambique. ''Zootaxa, 3780 (3): 455–480.'' (Mhlatuze mormyrid) * '' Marcusenius cuangoanus'' (Poll, 1967) ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcusenius Furcidens
Ivory Coast mormyrid (''Marcusenius furcidens'') is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, found in the Como, Bandama, Sassandra, Bia and Tano rivers. It is native to the Ivory Coast and Ghana; it can reach a size of approximately . Regarding its conservation status, according to the IUCN The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. Founded in 1948, IUCN has become the global authority on the status ..., this species was previously classified as "Near Threatened (NT)", but this was reduced to "Least Concern (LC)" in 2020. References External links furcidens Taxa named by Jacques Pellegrin Fish described in 1920 Weakly electric fish {{Osteoglossiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
