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Mormyridae

Trunkfish

Marcusenius cyprinoides

  • Tropical
  • Lower river
  • Upper river
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Africa
  • Fusiform
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish
Maximum length
33 cm
Water
Freshwater
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Africa: Nile (delta to Bahr-el-Jebel), Niger (Lower Niger and Benoué) and Chad basins (Ref. 3203 , 81274 ).Also reported from the Albert Nile and Aswa River (White Nile basin) in Uganda and from the upper Congo (Ref. 4903 ), but the latter seems outside the species distribution area and is questionable.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern
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