Marcusenius bentleyi

Marcusenius bentleyi

Detecting prey with electric signals

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Medium
Tropical fish

Marcusenius bentleyi is a freshwater fish that inhabits bottom habitat. Records describe one especially distinctive detail: Detecting prey with electric signals.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Bonytongues
Family: Mormyridae
Genus: Marcusenius
Maximum length: 27 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Africa: only known from type-locality, Stanley Falls (=Wagenia Falls) in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 42033 , 106245 ).
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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