Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Osteoglossiformes 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohort: Osteoglossocephala
Cohort/Superordo: Osteoglossomorpha
Ordo: Osteoglossiformes

Familia: Mormyridae
Genus: Marcusenius
Species: Marcusenius gracilis

Name

Marcusenius gracilis Kramer, 2013

  • Holotype: ZSM 42204.
  • Paratypes: ZSM 42196-42203, 42220-42221.

Type locality: Côte d’ Ivoire, Comoé River, Kafolo, Campement de Recherche sur les Mouches Tsétsé, 9°36′N, 4°19′W .

Etymology: The specific name gracilis is the Latin word for slender, it was given, because this species is more slender than the other Ivorian and many of the West African Marcusenius species, including M. furcidens.

References

  • Kramer, B.; 2013: Differentiation in morphology and electrical signalling in four species of para- and sympatric Marcusenius (Teleostei: Mormyridae) from Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa. Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology, 46 (2): 105–133. PDF
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