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Mormyridae
Marcusenius furcidens
Marcusenius furcidens
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- Africa
- Fusiform
- Compressed cross-section
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Fusiform
MediumIvory Coast mormyrid (Marcusenius furcidens) is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, found in the Como, Bandama, Sassandra, Bia and Tano rivers. It is native to the Ivory Coast and Ghana; it can reach a size of approximately 286 mm (11.3 in). Regarding its conservation status, according to the IUCN, this species was previously classified as "Near Threatened (NT)", but this was reduced to "Least Concern (LC)" in 2020.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Bonytongues
- Family
- Mormyridae
- Genus
- Marcusenius
- Maximum length
- 32 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Africa: Como, Bandama and Sassandra rivers in Côte d'Ivoire. Affinities: Marcusenius ussheri , Marcusenius mento , and Marcusenius thomasi . Recorded from Tano River, Ghana (Ref. 272 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
