''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 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 45 recognized species in this genus: * ''

Marcusenius abadii ''Marcusenius abadii'' is a species of electric fish of the family Mormyridae found in the Niger River, Niger, Benue River, Benue and Volta River, Volta rivers. It is native to Burkina Faso, Ghana, Niger and Togo; it can reach a size of approxima ...

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, 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 ...

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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 ''Marcusenius cuangoanus'' is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae that is native to Angola; its range is limited to a specific area of the Kwango River, belonging to the Congo River; it can reach a size of approximately 114 mm. R ...

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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 ...

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, 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 ''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 ...

'' Fricke & B. J. Kramer, 2022 * ''

Marcusenius friteli ''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 ...

'' ( 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 ''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 ...

'' (Pellegrin, 1901) * '' Marcusenius ghesquierei'' (Poll, 1945) (Busira mormyrid) * '' Marcusenius greshoffii'' ( Schilthuis, 1891) (Greshoff's mormyrid) * ''

Marcusenius intermedius ''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 ...

'' Pellegrin, 1924 (Kasai mormyrid) * '' Marcusenius johncygnar'' Boulenger, 1902 (Molas mormyrid) * '' Marcusenius kainjii'' D. S. C. Lewis 1974 (Lowa elephantfish) * ''

Marcusenius kaninginii ''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 There ...

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

Marcusenius lambouri ''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 ...

'' (Pellegrin, 1904) * ''

Marcusenius leopoldianus ''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, 1899) (Ibali Island mormyrid) * '' Marcusenius livingstonii'' (Boulenger, 1899) (Livingston's bulldog) * ''

Marcusenius lucombesi ''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, 2014 (Lucombe mormyrid) * '' Marcusenius macrolepidotus'' ( W. K. H. Peters, 1852) (Bulldog) * ''

Marcusenius macrophthalmus ''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 There ...

'' (Pellegrin, 1924) (Tshikapa mormyrid) * '' Marcusenius mento'' (Boulenger, 1890) * ''

Marcusenius meronai ''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 ...

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

Marcusenius monteiri ''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 1873) (Monteiri's bulldog) * ''

Marcusenius moorii ''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 There ...

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

Marcusenius multisquamatus ''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 & 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 ''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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, 1870) (Trunkfish; Senegalese mormyrid) * ''

Marcusenius stanleyanus ''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) (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 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 ...

'' ( Worthington 1929) (Victoria stonebasher) *''

Marcusenius wamuinii ''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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