Bulldog

Marcusenius macrolepidotus

Fish Reaching Thirty Two Centimeters in the Congo Basin

Bulldog is a freshwater fish from Africa. It occurs in freshwater habitats. The largest recorded length is 32 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Bonytongues
Family: Mormyridae
Genus: Marcusenius
Maximum length: 32 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa: Lower Zambezi River from the delta upstream to at least Tete, if not Victoria Falls, and the lower Shire River; also Pungwe, Buzi and Mulela Rivers (Ref. 75962 ). Also upper and central Congo basin (Ref. 3203 , 95585 ), Lake Rukwa basin (Ref. 95585 ), and east flowing rivers of Tanzania and Natal (Ref. 3203 ). Widespread and common in the Cunene and Okavango systems (Ref. 7248 ). Reports from Pool Malebo (Ref. 41585 ), the middle Congo River (Ref. 4910 ) and the Lulua (Kasai drainage)(Ref. 42554 ) possibly refer to M. angolensis .
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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