Marcusenius thomasi
Species of ray-finned fish
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Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Osteoglossiformes |
| Family: | Mormyridae |
| Genus: | Marcusenius |
| Species: | M. thomasi |
| Binomial name | |
| Marcusenius thomasi (Boulenger,1916) | |
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Marcusenius thomasi is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. It is found in Guinea, Guinea-Bassau, Liberia, and Sierre Leone. Its natural habitats are rivers, intermittent rivers, and freshwater lakes. It is threatened by Mining and deforestation.[1]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of anthropologist Northcote W. Thomas (1868-1936), who collected the type specimen.[2]
References
- ^ a b Diallo, I.; Lalèyè, P. (2020). "Marcusenius thomasi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T182602A135007237. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T182602A135007237.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order OSTEOGLOSSIFORMES". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
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