Marcusenius moorii (Günther, 1867)

Fermon, Yves, Bailly, Nicolas, Cardiec, Floriane, Causse, Romain, Chartrain, Emmanuel, Chirio, Laurent, Bruyne, Godefroy De, Deynat, Pascal, Hopkins, Carl D., Lamboj, Anton, Mennesson, Marion I., Beh, Jean-Hervé Mve, Paugy, Didier, Sidlauskas, Brian, Sullivan, John P., Weghe, Jean-Pierre Van De, Vigliotta, Thomas R. & Zee, Jouke Van Der, 2022, An annotated checklist of the fishes of Gabon, Cybium 46 (2), pp. 2-3 : 123

Marcusenius moorii (Günther, 1867) ( Photo 4)

Mormyrus moorii Günther, 1867 [Synonym: senior, original�

Marcusenius moori (Günther, 1867) [Misspellings�

Marcusenius lepturus (Günther, 1872) [Synonym: junior, new�

Mormyrus grandisquamis Günther, 1867 [Synonym: junior, original� Marcusenius paucisquamatus Taverne, Thys van den Audenaerde & Heymer, 1976 [Synonym: junior, original�

Marcusenius ussheri (Günther, 1867) [Misidentification]

Type-locality: Mormyrus moorii – “ Talagouga , Ogowe, Gabon ”. Neotype: MRAC 87685.

Marcusenius lepturus – “ Gabon ”. Syntypes: BMNH 1872.1.27.4-5 (2) .

Mormyrus grandisquamis – “ Ogowe , West Africa ”. Holotype: ZMB 9331.

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 21.4 cm SL

Water type: freshwater

Environment: demersal

Depth range: _

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2010)

Source: preserved

Distribution and remarks: known from Pool Malebo (Stanley Pool) and from the lower and central Congo River basin. It is also widely distributed in Lower Guinea region, from the Sanaga Basin to the Kouilou.