Marcusenius abadii

Marcusenius abadii is a species of electric fish of the family Mormyridae found in the Niger, Benue and Volta rivers. It is native to Burkina Faso, Ghana, Niger and Togo;[1] it can reach a size of approximately 400 mm.[2]

Marcusenius abadii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Family: Mormyridae
Genus: Marcusenius
Species:
M. abadii
Binomial name
Marcusenius abadii
Boulenger, 1901

Regarding its conservation status, according to the IUCN, this species can be classified as "Near Threatened (NT)".[3]

References

  1. Moelants, T. (2010). «Marcusenius abadii». IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2.
  2. Ita, E.O. (1984). Kainji (Nigeria). p. 43-103. En J.M. Kapetsky; Petr, T. (eds.) Status of African reservoir fisheries. CIFA Tech. Pap. 10:326 p.
  3. IUCN (2011). «IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2.». www.iucnredlist.org

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


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