Marcusenius macrolepidotus

Marcusenius macrolepidotus

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 macrolepidotus
Subspecies: M. m. angolensis – M. m. macrolepidotus

Name

Marcusenius macrolepidotus (Peters, 1852)

Synonyms

• Gnathonemus graeverti Steindachner, 1914
• Gnathonemus macrolepidotus (Peters, 1852)
• Gnathonemus moeruensis Boulenger, 1915
• Gnathonemus okavangensis Pappenheim, 1907
• Marcusenius graeverti (Steindachner, 1914)
• Marcusenius rhodesianus (Maar, 1962)
• Mormyrus macrolepidotus Peters, 1852

Vernacular names

English: Bulldog, Elephant nose, Bulldog-fish, Tana-bulldog
ไทย: ปลาโลมาน้ำจืดหน้าบูลด็อก
中文: 大鱗異吻象鼻魚, 罗德西亚异吻象鼻鱼, 羅德西亞異吻象鼻魚

References

• Marcusenius macrolepidotus in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
• Marcusenius macrolepidotus (Peters, 1852) – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).