''Marcusenius'' is a

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of elephantfishes native to

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. Its members are highly diverse in size, with the smallest species reaching less than and the largest more than . The genus is named after

Johann Marcusen Johann Marcusen (29 June 1817–10 July 1894) was a Baltic German ichthyologist. Life and work Johann Marcusen was born in Jelgava in present-day Latvia. He studied in Saint Petersburg and Tartu. Between 1851 and 1854 he conducted scientific j ...

Species

There are currently 46 recognized species in this genus: * ''

Marcusenius abadii ''Marcusenius'' is a genus of elephantfishes native to Africa. Its members are highly diverse in size, with the smallest species reaching less than and the largest more than . The genus is named after Johann Marcusen. Species There are cur ...

'' ( Boulenger 1901) (Djebba mormyrid) * ''

Marcusenius altisambesi ''Marcusenius'' is a genus of elephantfishes native to Africa. Its members are highly diverse in size, with the smallest species reaching less than and the largest more than . The genus is named after Johann Marcusen. Species There are cur ...

'' B. J. Kramer, P. H. Skelton, van der Bank &

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2007 (bulldog) * '' Marcusenius angolensis'' ( Boulenger 1905) (Quanza mormyrid) * ''

Marcusenius annamariae ''Marcusenius'' is a genus of elephantfishes native to Africa. Its members are highly diverse in size, with the smallest species reaching less than and the largest more than . The genus is named after Johann Marcusen. Species There are cu ...

'' ( Parenzan 1939) (Annamaria mormyrid) * '' Marcusenius bentleyi'' ( Boulenger 1897) (Bentley's mormyrid) * '' Marcusenius brucii'' ( Boulenger 1910) (Ogun mormyrid) * ''

Marcusenius caudisquamatus ''Marcusenius'' is a genus of elephantfishes native to Africa. Its members are highly diverse in size, with the smallest species reaching less than and the largest more than . The genus is named after Johann Marcusen. Species There are cu ...

'' Maake, Gon & Swartz 2014Maake, P.A., Gon, O. & Swartz, E.R. (2014): Descriptions of three new species of ''Marcusenius'' Gill, 1862 (Teleostei: Mormyridae) from South Africa and Mozambique. ''Zootaxa, 3780 (3): 455–480.'' (Mhlatuze mormyrid) * ''

Marcusenius cuangoanus ''Marcusenius'' is a genus of elephantfishes native to Africa. Its members are highly diverse in size, with the smallest species reaching less than and the largest more than . The genus is named after Johann Marcusen. Species There are cur ...

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1967) (Zovo mormyrid) * ''

Marcusenius cyprinoides ''Marcusenius'' is a genus of elephantfishes native to Africa. Its members are highly diverse in size, with the smallest species reaching less than and the largest more than . The genus is named after Johann Marcusen. Species There are cu ...

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) (thicklipped trunkfish) * ''

Marcusenius deboensis ''Marcusenius'' is a genus of elephantfishes native to Africa. Its members are highly diverse in size, with the smallest species reaching less than and the largest more than . The genus is named after Johann Marcusen. Species There are cu ...

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1954) (Debo mormyrid) * ''

Marcusenius desertus ''Marcusenius'' is a genus of elephantfishes native to Africa. Its members are highly diverse in size, with the smallest species reaching less than and the largest more than . The genus is named after Johann Marcusen. Species There are cu ...

'' B. J. Kramer, van der Bank &

2016Kramer, L.B., Van der Bank, F.H. & Wink, M. (2016): ''Marcusenius desertus'' sp. nov. (Teleostei: Mormyridae), a mormyrid fish from the Namib desert. ''African Journal of Aquatic Science, 41 (1): 1-18.'' (Cunene elephantfish) * ''

Marcusenius devosi ''Marcusenius'' is a genus of Mormyridae, elephantfishes native to Africa. Its members are highly diverse in size, with the smallest species reaching less than and the largest more than . The genus is named after Johann Marcusen. Species Th ...

'' B. J. Kramer, P. H. Skelton, van der Bank &

2007 (Wenje mormyrid) * ''

Marcusenius dundoensis ''Marcusenius'' is a genus of elephantfishes native to Africa. Its members are highly diverse in size, with the smallest species reaching less than and the largest more than . The genus is named after Johann Marcusen. Species There are cur ...

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1967) (Dundo mormyrid) * ''

Marcusenius friteli ''Marcusenius'' is a genus of elephantfishes native to Africa. Its members are highly diverse in size, with the smallest species reaching less than and the largest more than . The genus is named after Johann Marcusen. Species There are cur ...

'' ( Pellegrin 1904) (Alima mormyrid) * ''

Marcusenius furcidens ''Marcusenius'' is a genus of elephantfishes native to Africa. Its members are highly diverse in size, with the smallest species reaching less than and the largest more than . The genus is named after Johann Marcusen. Species There are cur ...

'' ( Pellegrin 1920) (Ivory Coast mormyrid) * ''

Marcusenius fuscus ''Marcusenius'' is a genus of elephantfishes native to Africa. Its members are highly diverse in size, with the smallest species reaching less than and the largest more than . The genus is named after Johann Marcusen. Species There are cur ...

'' ( Pellegrin 1901) * ''

Marcusenius ghesquierei ''Marcusenius'' is a genus of elephantfishes native to Africa. Its members are highly diverse in size, with the smallest species reaching less than and the largest more than . The genus is named after Johann Marcusen. Species There are cur ...

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1945) (Busira mormyrid) * ''

Marcusenius gracilis ''Marcusenius'' is a genus of elephantfishes native to Africa. Its members are highly diverse in size, with the smallest species reaching less than and the largest more than . The genus is named after Johann Marcusen. Species There are cur ...

'' B. J. Kramer 2013Kramer, 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.'' (Comoe mormyrid) * ''

Marcusenius greshoffii ''Marcusenius'' is a genus of elephantfishes native to Africa. Its members are highly diverse in size, with the smallest species reaching less than and the largest more than . The genus is named after Johann Marcusen. Species There are cur ...

'' ( Schilthuis 1891) (Greshoff's mormyrid) * ''

Marcusenius intermedius ''Marcusenius'' is a genus of elephantfishes native to Africa. Its members are highly diverse in size, with the smallest species reaching less than and the largest more than . The genus is named after Johann Marcusen. Species There are cur ...

'' Pellegrin 1924 (Kasai mormyrid) * ''

Marcusenius kainjii ''Marcusenius'' is a genus of elephantfishes native to Africa. Its members are highly diverse in size, with the smallest species reaching less than and the largest more than . The genus is named after Johann Marcusen. Species There are cur ...

'' D. S. C. Lewis 1974 (Lowa elephantfish) * ''

Marcusenius kaninginii ''Marcusenius'' is a genus of elephantfishes native to Africa. Its members are highly diverse in size, with the smallest species reaching less than and the largest more than . The genus is named after Johann Marcusen. Species There are cur ...

'' Kisekelwa Boden, Snoeks & Vreven 2016Kisekelwa, T., Boden, G., Snoeks, J. & Vreven, E. (2016): ''Marcusenius kaninginii'', a new species of elephantfish from the Lowa River basin, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Osteoglossiformes: Mormyridae). ''Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 26 (4): 341-352.'' * ''

Marcusenius krameri ''Marcusenius'' is a genus of elephantfishes native to Africa. Its members are highly diverse in size, with the smallest species reaching less than and the largest more than . The genus is named after Johann Marcusen. Species There are ...

'' Maake, Gon & Swartz 2014 (Kramer's mormyrid) * ''

Marcusenius kutuensis ''Marcusenius'' is a genus of elephantfishes native to Africa. Its members are highly diverse in size, with the smallest species reaching less than and the largest more than . The genus is named after Johann Marcusen. Species There are cur ...

'' ( Boulenger 1899) (Kutu Island mormyrid) * ''

Marcusenius leopoldianus ''Marcusenius'' is a genus of elephantfishes native to Africa. Its members are highly diverse in size, with the smallest species reaching less than and the largest more than . The genus is named after Johann Marcusen. Species There are cur ...

'' ( Boulenger 1899) (Ibali Island mormyrid) * ''

Marcusenius livingstonii Livingston's bulldog ''Marcusenius livingstonii'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are rivers, intermittent rivers, and freshwater lakes. It is threat ...

'' ( Boulenger 1899) (Livingston's bulldog) * ''

Marcusenius lucombesi ''Marcusenius'' is a genus of elephantfishes native to Africa. Its members are highly diverse in size, with the smallest species reaching less than and the largest more than . The genus is named after Johann Marcusen. Species There are cur ...

'' Maake, Gon & Swartz 2014 (Lucombe mormyrid) * ''

Marcusenius macrolepidotus ''Marcusenius'' is a genus of elephantfishes native to Africa. Its members are highly diverse in size, with the smallest species reaching less than and the largest more than . The genus is named after Johann Marcusen. Species There are cur ...

'' ( W. K. H. Peters 1852) (Bulldog) * ''

Marcusenius macrophthalmus ''Marcusenius'' is a genus of elephantfishes native to Africa. Its members are highly diverse in size, with the smallest species reaching less than and the largest more than . The genus is named after Johann Marcusen. Species There are cur ...

'' ( Pellegrin 1924) (Tshikapa mormyrid) * ''

Marcusenius mento ''Marcusenius'' is a genus of elephantfishes native to Africa. Its members are highly diverse in size, with the smallest species reaching less than and the largest more than . The genus is named after Johann Marcusen. Species There are cur ...

'' ( Boulenger 1890) * ''

Marcusenius meronai ''Marcusenius'' is a genus of elephantfishes native to Africa. Its members are highly diverse in size, with the smallest species reaching less than and the largest more than . The genus is named after Johann Marcusen. Species There are cur ...

'' Bigorne & Paugy 1990 (Sierra Leone mormyrid) * ''

Marcusenius monteiri ''Marcusenius'' is a genus of elephantfishes native to Africa. Its members are highly diverse in size, with the smallest species reaching less than and the largest more than . The genus is named after Johann Marcusen. Species There are cur ...

'' ( Günther 1873) (Monteiri's bulldog) * ''

Marcusenius moorii ''Marcusenius'' is a genus of elephantfishes native to Africa. Its members are highly diverse in size, with the smallest species reaching less than and the largest more than . The genus is named after Johann Marcusen. Species There are cur ...

'' ( Günther 1867) (Talagouga mormyrid) * ''

Marcusenius multisquamatus ''Marcusenius'' is a genus of elephantfishes native to Africa. Its members are highly diverse in size, with the smallest species reaching less than and the largest more than . The genus is named after Johann Marcusen. Species There are cur ...

'' B. J. Kramer &

2013Kramer, B. & Wink, M. (2013): East–west differentiation in the ''Marcusenius macrolepidotus'' species complex in Southern Africa: the description of a new species for the lower Cunene River, Namibia (Teleostei: Mormyridae). ''Journal of Natural History, 47 (35-36): 2327-2362.'' (Epupa Falls mormyrid) * ''

Marcusenius ntemensis ''Marcusenius'' is a genus of elephantfishes native to Africa. Its members are highly diverse in size, with the smallest species reaching less than and the largest more than . The genus is named after Johann Marcusen. Species There are cur ...

'' ( Pellegrin 1927) (Ntem mormyrid) * ''

Marcusenius nyasensis ''Marcusenius'' is a genus of elephantfishes native to Africa. Its members are highly diverse in size, with the smallest species reaching less than and the largest more than . The genus is named after Johann Marcusen. Species There are cur ...

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Marcusenius pongolensis ''Marcusenius'' is a genus of elephantfishes native to Africa. Its members are highly diverse in size, with the smallest species reaching less than and the largest more than . The genus is named after Johann Marcusen. Species There are cur ...

'' ( Fowler 1934) (Southern bulldog) * ''

Marcusenius rheni ''Marcusenius'' is a genus of elephantfishes native to Africa. Its members are highly diverse in size, with the smallest species reaching less than and the largest more than . The genus is named after Johann Marcusen. Species There are cur ...

'' ( Fowler 1936) * ''

Marcusenius sanagaensis ''Marcusenius'' is a genus of elephantfishes native to Africa. Its members are highly diverse in size, with the smallest species reaching less than and the largest more than . The genus is named after Johann Marcusen. Species There are cur ...

'' Boden, Teugels & C. D. Hopkins 1997 (Cameroon mormyrid) * ''

Marcusenius schilthuisiae ''Marcusenius'' is a genus of elephantfishes native to Africa. Its members are highly diverse in size, with the smallest species reaching less than and the largest more than . The genus is named after Johann Marcusen. Species There are cur ...

'' ( Boulenger 1899) (Kutu mormyrid) * ''

Marcusenius senegalensis ''Marcusenius'' is a genus of elephantfishes native to Africa. Its members are highly diverse in size, with the smallest species reaching less than and the largest more than . The genus is named after Johann Marcusen. Species There are cur ...

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1870) (Trunkfish; Senegalese mormyrid) * ''

Marcusenius stanleyanus ''Marcusenius'' is a genus of elephantfishes native to Africa. Its members are highly diverse in size, with the smallest species reaching less than and the largest more than . The genus is named after Johann Marcusen. Species There are cur ...

'' ( Boulenger 1897) (Boyoma mormyrid) * ''

Marcusenius thomasi ''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 M ...

'' ( Boulenger 1916) (Sherbo mormyrid) * ''

Marcusenius ussheri ''Marcusenius'' is a genus of elephantfishes native to Africa. Its members are highly diverse in size, with the smallest species reaching less than and the largest more than . The genus is named after Johann Marcusen. Species There are cu ...

'' ( Günther 1867) (Bossumprah mormyrid) * ''

Marcusenius victoriae The Victoria stonebasher (''Marcusenius victoriae'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. It is found in Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, and ...

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1929) (Victoria stonebasher) *''

Marcusenius wamuinii ''Marcusenius'' is a genus of elephantfishes native to Africa. Its members are highly diverse in size, with the smallest species reaching less than and the largest more than . The genus is named after Johann Marcusen. Species There are cur ...

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