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Marcusenius furcidens

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Species of fish

Marcusenius furcidens
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Family: Mormyridae
Genus: Marcusenius
Species: M. furcidens
Binomial name
Marcusenius furcidens
(Pellegrin, 1920)
Synonyms

Gnathonemus furcidens Pellegrin, 1920

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.

References

  1. ^ Dankwa, H. (2020). "Marcusenius furcidens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T181733A135006332. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T181733A135006332.en. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  2. Bigorne, R. (1990). Mormyridae. p. 122-184. En C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux saumâtres d'Afrique de l'Ouest. tome 1.Faune Trop. 28. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, y ORSTOM, Paris.
  3. Entsua-Mensah, M. & Lalèyè, P. (2010). "Marcusenius furcidens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T181733A7717007. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T181733A7717007.en. Retrieved 25 September 2023.

External links

Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Marcusenius furcidens". FishBase. February 2013 version.

Taxon identifiers
Marcusenius furcidens


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