Marcusenius senegalensis

Taxonavigation

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 senegalensis
Subspecies: M. s. senegalensis – M. s. gracilis

Name

Marcusenius senegalensis (Steindachner, 1870)

• Syntypes: NMW 55109-10 (3, 2), 82892 (1).

Type locality: Taoué and Dagana, Senegal, western Africa.

Synonyms

• Mormyrus senegalensis Steindachner, 1870
  • Gnathonemus senegalensis (Steindachner, 1870) -- Boulenger, 1898
• Gnathonemus elongatus Pfaff, 1933
• Gnathonemus gambiensis Svensson, 1933
• Gnathonemus pfaffi Fowler, 1958

References

• Kramer, B.; 2013: Differentiation in morphology and electrical signalling in four species of para- and sympatric Marcusenius (Teleostei: Mormyridae) from Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa. Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology, 46 (2): 105–133. PDF
• Steindachner, F.; 1870: Zur Fischfauna des Senegal. Dritte Abtheilung. Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe, 61 (1. Abth.): 533–583, Pls. 1-8.