Marcusenius gracilis

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 gracilis

Name

Marcusenius gracilis Kramer, 2013

• Holotype: ZSM 42204.
• Paratypes: ZSM 42196-42203, 42220-42221.

Type locality: Côte d’ Ivoire, Comoé River, Kafolo, Campement de Recherche sur les Mouches Tsétsé, 9°36′N, 4°19′W [1].

Etymology: The specific name gracilis is the Latin word for slender, it was given, because this species is more slender than the other Ivorian and many of the West African Marcusenius species, including M. furcidens.

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