Trunkfish

Marcusenius senegalensis

Mormyrid Fish from the Niger Basin

Trunkfish is a freshwater fish from Africa. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The largest recorded length is 32.1 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Bonytongues
Family: Mormyridae
Genus: Marcusenius
Maximum length: 32.1 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Africa: Gambia, Senegal, Niger, Chad, Sassandra and Volta basins. Known from all great Sudanian basins and in the basins of the north-Guinean zones (Ref. 81274 ). Absent in zones of coastal forests (Ref. 2915 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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