Ogun mormyrid

Marcusenius brucii

Data Deficient Mormyrid Fish of the Niger Basin

Ogun mormyrid is a freshwater fish of Africa. The species occupies freshwater habitats. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 33 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Bonytongues
Family: Mormyridae
Genus: Marcusenius
Maximum length: 33 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa: Ogun and Oshun rivers in Nigeria (Ref. 3203 ) and Mono in Togo (Ref. 13331 ). Affinities: meristically close to Marcusenius senegalensis ; difference only in the body form and caudal peduncle.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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