Marcusenius

Marcusenius is a genus of the elephantfish group native to Africa. Its members are highly diverse in size, with the smallest species reaching less than 15 cm and the largest more than 1 m.

The genus is named after Johann Marcusen.

Species


There are currently 47 recognized species in this genus:


 * Marcusenius abadii (Boulenger 1901) (Djebba mormyrid)
 * Marcusenius altisambesi B. J. Kramer, P. H. Skelton, van der Bank & Wink 2007 (bulldog)
 * Marcusenius angolensis (Boulenger 1905) (Quanza mormyrid)
 * Marcusenius annamariae (Parenzan 1939) (Annamaria mormyrid)
 * Marcusenius bentleyi (Boulenger 1897) (Bentley's mormyrid)
 * Marcusenius brucii (Boulenger 1910) (Ogun mormyrid)
 * Marcusenius caudisquamatus Maake, Gon & Swartz 2014 (Mhlatuze mormyrid)
 * Marcusenius cuangoanus (Poll 1967) (Zovo mormyrid)
 * Marcusenius cyprinoides (Linnaeus, 1758) (thicklipped trunkfish)
 * Marcusenius deboensis (Daget 1954) (Debo mormyrid)
 * Marcusenius desertus B. J. Kramer, van der Bank & Wink 2016 (Cunene elephantfish)
 * Marcusenius devosi B. J. Kramer, P. H. Skelton, van der Bank & Wink 2007 (Wenje mormyrid)
 * Marcusenius dundoensis (Poll 1967) (Dundo mormyrid)
 * Marcusenius friteli (Pellegrin 1904) (Alima mormyrid)
 * Marcusenius furcidens (Pellegrin 1920) (Ivory Coast mormyrid)
 * Marcusenius fuscus (Pellegrin 1901)
 * Marcusenius ghesquierei (Poll 1945) (Busira mormyrid)
 * Marcusenius gracilis B. J. Kramer 2013 (Comoe mormyrid)
 * Marcusenius greshoffii (Schilthuis 1891) (Greshoff's mormyrid)
 * Marcusenius intermedius Pellegrin 1924 (Kasai mormyrid)
 * Marcusenius johncygnar (Boulenger 1902) (Molas mormyrid)
 * Marcusenius kainjii D. S. C. Lewis 1974 (Lowa elephantfish)
 * Marcusenius kaninginii Kisekelwa Boden, Snoeks & Vreven 2016
 * Marcusenius krameri Maake, Gon & Swartz 2014 (Kramer's mormyrid)
 * Marcusenius kutuensis (Boulenger 1899) (Kutu Island mormyrid)
 * Marcusenius leopoldianus (Boulenger 1899) (Ibali Island mormyrid)
 * Marcusenius livingstonii (Boulenger 1899) (Livingston's bulldog)
 * Marcusenius lucombesi Maake, Gon & Swartz 2014 (Lucombe mormyrid)
 * Marcusenius macrolepidotus (W. K. H. Peters 1852) (Bulldog)
 * Marcusenius macrophthalmus (Pellegrin 1924) (Tshikapa mormyrid)
 * Marcusenius mento (Boulenger 1890)
 * Marcusenius meronai Bigorne & Paugy 1990 (Sierra Leone mormyrid)
 * Marcusenius monteiri (Günther 1873) (Monteiri's bulldog)
 * Marcusenius moorii (Günther 1867) (Talagouga mormyrid)
 * Marcusenius multisquamatus B. J. Kramer & Wink 2013 (Epupa Falls mormyrid)
 * Marcusenius ntemensis (Pellegrin 1927) (Ntem mormyrid)
 * Marcusenius nyasensis (Worthington 1933)
 * Marcusenius pongolensis (Fowler 1934) (Southern bulldog)
 * Marcusenius rheni (Fowler 1936)
 * Marcusenius sanagaensis Boden, Teugels & C. D. Hopkins 1997 (Cameroon mormyrid)
 * Marcusenius schilthuisiae (Boulenger 1899) (Kutu mormyrid)
 * Marcusenius senegalensis (Steindachner 1870) (Trunkfish; Senegalese mormyrid)
 * Marcusenius stanleyanus (Boulenger 1897) (Boyoma mormyrid)
 * Marcusenius thomasi (Boulenger 1916) (Sherbo mormyrid)
 * Marcusenius ussheri (Günther 1867) (Bossumprah mormyrid)
 * Marcusenius victoriae (Worthington 1929) (Victoria stonebasher)
 * Marcusenius wamuinii Decru, Sullivan & Vreven, 2019