Victoria stonebasher

Marcusenius victoriae

Mormyrid Fish Reaching Twenty Six Centimeters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

The Victoria stonebasher (Marcusenius victoriae) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. It is found in Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, and inland deltas.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Bonytongues
Family: Mormyridae
Genus: Marcusenius
Maximum length: 26 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa: known from Lake Kwania (Ref. 42514 ), the Victoria Nile, Lake Kyoga and Lake Victoria basin (Ref. 4903 ) including affluent rivers (Ref. 10608 , 12526 ). Also present in the Middle Akagera system (Ref. 46152 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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