Marcusenius furcidens (Pellegrin 1920)

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Africa: Como, Bandama and Sassandra rivers in Côte d'Ivoire. Affinities: Marcusenius ussheri, Marcusenius mento, and Marcusenius thomasi. Recorded from Tano River, Ghana (Ref. 272).

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Western Africa.

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 29 - 34; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 30 - 36

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Maximum size: 286 mm SL

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Max. size:

28.6 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 2915))

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Dorsal fin origin same level as anal fin. Body depth 3.2-3.5 x SL. Thick caudal peduncle, 2.6-3.8 x its length.

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Habitat and Ecology:

Habitat and Ecology

This is a demersal species. Females can produce as many as 9,200 eggs (Albaret 1982). Electrobiology - weakly discharging.

Systems

  • Freshwater
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Environment:

demersal; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); freshwater

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Potamodromous. Migrating within streams, migratory in rivers, e.g. Saliminus, Moxostoma, Labeo. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.

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IUCN Red List Assessment:
Red List Category

NT
Near Threatened

Red List Criteria

Version

3.1

Year Assessed

2010

Assessor/s

Entsua-Mensah, M. & Laly, P.

Reviewer/s

Snoeks, J., Darwall, W. & Smith, K.

Contributor/s

Justification

Extent of occurrence (EOO) and area of occupancy (AOO) for this species are probably too large to qualify it for a threatened status, although the species is present only in five river basins (based on the threats affecting populations at present, this is more than five locations). Deforestation, leading to high sediment loads is impacting the species. A decline in EOO or AOO due to a degraded habitat may cause the species to qualify for a threatened category under Criteria B1 or B2.
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