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Marcusenius thomasi

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Species of ray-finned fish

Marcusenius thomasi
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. thomasi
Binomial name
Marcusenius thomasi
(Boulenger,1916)
Synonyms
  • Gnathonemus thomasi
    Boulenger, 1916

Marcusenius thomasi is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. It is found in Guinea, Guinea-Bassau, Liberia, and Sierre Leone. Its natural habitats are rivers, intermittent rivers, and freshwater lakes. It is threatened by Mining and deforestation.

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of anthropologist Northcote W. Thomas (1868-1936), who collected the type specimen.


References

  1. ^ Diallo, I.; Lalèyè, P. (2020). "Marcusenius thomasi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T182602A135007237. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T182602A135007237.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order OSTEOGLOSSIFORMES". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
Taxon identifiers
Marcusenius thomasi


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