Bream Bulldog

Marcusenius moorii

Seabream of the Congo Basin

Bream Bulldog is known from Africa as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Bonytongues
Family: Mormyridae
Genus: Marcusenius
Maximum length: 21.4 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa: Ogowe and Kouilou-Niari Rivers in Gabon and Republic of Congo (Ref. 27691 ) and the Chiloango (Ref. 42034 , 120641 ). Also widespread in the Congo River basin, from the lower Congo basin (Ref. 1878 ) up to the Wagenia Falls (Ref. 106245 ), in Cameroon (Ref. 1878 , 46233 ), Republic of Congo (Ref. 1878 , 53209 ), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 1878 , 11970 , 41585 , 41580 , 45441 , 106245 , 106290 ) and Angola (Ref. 11970 , 120641 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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