Marcusenius mento

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 mento

Name

Marcusenius mento (Boulenger, 1890)

• Holotype (unique): BMNH 1881.7.20.1.

Type locality: Gabon.

Synonyms

• Mormyrus mento Boulenger, 1890
  • Gnathonemus mento (Boulenger, 1890) -- Boulenger, 1898

References

• Boulenger, G. A.; 1890: Description of a new species of Mormyrus. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (Series 6) 6 (32) (25): 193.
• 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