Marcusenius kaninginii

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 kaninginii

Name

Marcusenius kaninginii Kisekelwa et al., 2016

• Holotype: MRAC B0-001-P-001.
• Paratypes: MRAC B0-001-P-002-006 (5).

Type locality: DRC: North-Kivu: Lowa River, Walikale, upstream waterfall and Lowa bridge in Walikale city, 221 km from Bukavu on Bukavu-Kisangani Road, 1°25'53" S, 28°04'27" E.

Etymology: Marcusenius kaninginii is dedicated to Professor Boniface Kaningini Mwenyimali, Director of UERHA (Unité d’Enseignement et de Recherche en Hydrobiologie Appliquée) and Rector of ISP/Bukavu (DRC). He supported in various ways the sampling expeditions of TK in the Lowa system.

References

• Kisekelwa, T., Boden, G., Snoeks, J. & Vreven, E. 2016. Marcusenius kaninginii, a new species of elephantfish from the Lowa River basin, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Osteoglossiformes: Mormyridae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 26(4) [2015]: 341–352. Abstract Reference page.