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 are currently 45 recognized species in this genus:
- Marcusenius abadii <small>(Boulenger, 1901)</small> (Djebba mormyrid)
- Marcusenius altisambesi <small>B. J. Kramer, P. H. Skelton, van der Bank & Wink, 2007</small> (bulldog)
- Marcusenius angolensis <small>(Boulenger, 1905)</small> (Quanza mormyrid)
- Marcusenius annamariae <small>(Parenzan, 1939)</small> (Annamaria mormyrid)
- Marcusenius bentleyi <small>(Boulenger, 1897)</small> (Bentley's mormyrid)
- Marcusenius caudisquamatus <small>Maake, Gon & E. R. Swartz, 2014</small> (Mhlatuze mormyrid)
- Marcusenius cuangoanus <small>(Poll, 1967)</small> (Zovo mormyrid)
- Marcusenius cyprinoides <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small> (thicklipped trunkfish)
- Marcusenius deboensis <small>(Daget, 1954)</small> (Debo mormyrid)
- Marcusenius desertus <small>B. J. Kramer, van der Bank & Wunk, 2016</small> (Cunene elephantfish)
- Marcusenius devosi <small>B. J. Kramer, P. H. Skelton, van der Bank & Wink, 2007</small> (Wenje mormyrid)
- Marcusenius dundoensis <small>(Poll 1967)</small> (Dundo mormyrid)
- Marcusenius elegans <small>Fricke & B. J. Kramer, 2022</small>
- Marcusenius friteli <small>(Pellegrin, 1904)</small> (Alima mormyrid)
- Marcusenius furcidens <small>(Pellegrin, 1920)</small> (Ivory Coast mormyrid)
- Marcusenius fuscus <small>(Pellegrin, 1901)</small>
- Marcusenius ghesquierei <small>(Poll, 1945)</small> (Busira mormyrid)
- Marcusenius greshoffii <small>(Schilthuis, 1891)</small> (Greshoff's mormyrid)
- Marcusenius intermedius <small>Pellegrin, 1924</small> (Kasai mormyrid)
- Marcusenius johncygnar <small> Boulenger, 1902</small> (Molas mormyrid)
- Marcusenius kainjii <small>D. S. C. Lewis 1974</small> (Lowa elephantfish)
- Marcusenius kaninginii <small>Kisekelwa Boden, Snoeks & Vreven 2016</small>
- Marcusenius krameri <small>Maake, Gon & E. R. Swartz, 2014</small> (Kramer's mormyrid)
- Marcusenius kutuensis <small>(Boulenger, 1899)</small> (Kutu Island mormyrid)
- Marcusenius lambouri <small>(Pellegrin, 1904)</small>
- Marcusenius leopoldianus <small>(Boulenger, 1899)</small> (Ibali Island mormyrid)
- Marcusenius livingstonii <small>(Boulenger, 1899)</small> (Livingston's bulldog)
- Marcusenius lucombesi <small>Maake, Gon & E. R. Swartz, 2014</small> (Lucombe mormyrid)
- Marcusenius macrolepidotus <small>(W. K. H. Peters, 1852)</small> (Bulldog)
- Marcusenius macrophthalmus <small>(Pellegrin, 1924)</small> (Tshikapa mormyrid)
- Marcusenius mento <small>(Boulenger, 1890)</small>
- Marcusenius meronai <small>Bigorne & Paugy 1990</small> (Sierra Leone mormyrid)
- Marcusenius monteiri <small>(Günther 1873)</small> (Monteiri's bulldog)
- Marcusenius moorii <small>(Günther, 1867)</small> (Talagouga mormyrid)
- Marcusenius multisquamatus <small>B. J. Kramer & Wink, 2013</small> (Epupa Falls mormyrid)
- Marcusenius ntemensis <small>(Pellegrin, 1927)</small> (Ntem mormyrid)
- Marcusenius pongolensis <small>(Fowler, 1934)</small> (Southern bulldog)
- Marcusenius sanagaensis <small>Boden, Teugels & C. D. Hopkins, 1997</small> (Cameroon mormyrid)
- Marcusenius schilthuisiae <small>(Boulenger, 1899)</small> (Kutu mormyrid)
- Marcusenius senegalensis <small>(Steindachner, 1870)</small> (Trunkfish; Senegalese mormyrid)
- Marcusenius stanleyanus <small>(Boulenger, 1897)</small> (Boyoma mormyrid)
- Marcusenius thomasi <small>(Boulenger, 1916)</small> (Sherbo mormyrid)
- Marcusenius ussheri <small>(Günther, 1867)</small> (Bossumprah mormyrid)
- Marcusenius victoriae <small>(Worthington 1929)</small> (Victoria stonebasher)
- Marcusenius wamuinii
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