Marcusenius desertus

Taxonavigation: Osteoglossiformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohort: Osteoglossocephala Cohort/Superordo: Osteoglossomorpha Ordo: Osteoglossiformes

Familia: Mormyridae
Genus: Marcusenius
Species: Marcusenius desertus

Name

Marcusenius desertus Kramer et al., 2016

• Holotype: ZSM 43802.
• Paratypes: SAIAB 200648 (ex ZSM 43806); MRAC B5-08-P-1-2 (ex ZSM 43806); ZSM 43803, 43804, 43805, 43806, 43807, 43808, 43809.

Type locality: close to Cunene River mouth, 17°15′29.3″ S, 11°45′55.0″ E.

Etymology: The specific name desertus refers to the Skeleton Coast desert.

References

• Kramer, L.B., Van der Bank, F.H. & Wink, M. 2016. Marcusenius desertus sp. nov. (Teleostei: Mormyridae), a mormyrid fish from the Namib desert. African Journal of Aquatic Science 41(1): 1–18.PDFReference page.