''Marcusenius'' is a

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of the elephantfish group 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.

Species

There are currently 45 recognized species in this genus: * '' Marcusenius abadii'' ( Boulenger, 1901) (Djebba mormyrid) * ''

Marcusenius altisambesi ''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 and the largest more than . The genus is named after Johann Marcusen. Species Ther ...

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

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, 2007 (bulldog) * ''

Marcusenius angolensis ''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 and the largest more than . The genus is named after Johann Marcusen. Species Ther ...

'' (Boulenger, 1905) (Quanza mormyrid) * ''

Marcusenius annamariae ''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 and the largest more than . The genus is named after Johann Marcusen. Species Ther ...

'' ( Parenzan, 1939) (Annamaria mormyrid) * ''

Marcusenius bentleyi ''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 and the largest more than . The genus is named after Johann Marcusen. Species Ther ...

'' (Boulenger, 1897) (Bentley's mormyrid) * ''

Marcusenius caudisquamatus ''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 and the largest more than . The genus is named after Johann Marcusen. Species Ther ...

'' Maake, Gon & E. R. 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'' (

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, 1967) (Zovo mormyrid) * ''

Marcusenius cyprinoides ''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 and the largest more than . The genus is named after Johann Marcusen. Species Ther ...

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) (thicklipped trunkfish) * ''

Marcusenius deboensis ''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 and the largest more than . The genus is named after Johann Marcusen. Species Ther ...

'' ( Daget, 1954) (Debo mormyrid) * ''

Marcusenius desertus ''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 and the largest more than . The genus is named after Johann Marcusen. Species Ther ...

'' B. J. Kramer, van der Bank & Wunk, 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 the elephantfish group 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 Ther ...

'' B. J. Kramer, P. H. Skelton, van der Bank & Wink, 2007 (Wenje mormyrid) * ''

Marcusenius dundoensis ''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 and the largest more than . The genus is named after Johann Marcusen. Species Ther ...

'' (Poll 1967) (Dundo mormyrid) * '' Marcusenius elegans'' Fricke & B. J. Kramer, 2022 * '' Marcusenius friteli'' ( Pellegrin, 1904) (Alima mormyrid) * ''

Marcusenius furcidens Ivory Coast mormyrid (''Marcusenius furcidens'') is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, found in the Como, Bandama, Sassandra, Bia and Tano rivers. It is native to the Ivory Coast and Ghana; it can reach a size of approximately ...

'' (Pellegrin, 1920) (Ivory Coast mormyrid) * '' Marcusenius fuscus'' (Pellegrin, 1901) * '' Marcusenius ghesquierei'' (Poll, 1945) (Busira 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 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'' Maake, Gon & E. R. Swartz, 2014 (Kramer's mormyrid) * '' Marcusenius kutuensis'' (Boulenger, 1899) (Kutu Island mormyrid) * '' Marcusenius lambouri'' (Pellegrin, 1904) * '' Marcusenius leopoldianus'' (Boulenger, 1899) (Ibali Island mormyrid) * '' Marcusenius livingstonii'' (Boulenger, 1899) (Livingston's bulldog) * '' Marcusenius lucombesi'' Maake, Gon & E. R. 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, 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'' (Pellegrin, 1927) (Ntem mormyrid) * '' Marcusenius pongolensis'' ( Fowler, 1934) (Southern bulldog) * ''

Marcusenius sanagaensis ''Marcusenius'' is a genus of the Mormyridae, elephantfish group 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. Speci ...

'' Boden, Teugels & C. D. Hopkins, 1997 (Cameroon mormyrid) * '' Marcusenius schilthuisiae'' (Boulenger, 1899) (Kutu mormyrid) * '' Marcusenius senegalensis'' (

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, 1870) (Trunkfish; Senegalese mormyrid) * '' Marcusenius stanleyanus'' (Boulenger, 1897) (Boyoma mormyrid) * '' Marcusenius thomasi'' (Boulenger, 1916) (Sherbo mormyrid) * ''

Marcusenius ussheri ''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 and the largest more than . The genus is named after Johann Marcusen. Species Ther ...

'' (Günther, 1867) (Bossumprah mormyrid) * '' Marcusenius victoriae'' ( Worthington 1929) (Victoria stonebasher) *'' Marcusenius wamuinii''

References

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