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Mormyridae
Marcusenius furcidens (Pellegrin 1920)
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Population:
Population
No data available on population trends.
Population Trend
Decreasing
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Threats:
Major Threats
The removal of vegetation due to mining activities, and commercial timber felling, may cause increasing sediment loads. Timber felling is an important threat in the Tano River.
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Near Threatened (NT)
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Conservation Actions:
Conservation Actions
Habitat restoration needed.
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Biology:
Females can produce as many as 9200 eggs (Ref. 10606).
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Range Description:
This species is known only from the rivers Como, Bandama and Sassandra in Cote dIvoire, and confirmed presence in Bia and Tano rivers in Ghana (Abban, pers. comm.)
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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.
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 29 - 34; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 30 - 36
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| Rights holder/Author | Maria Lourdes D. Palomares, FishBase |
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Maximum size: 286 mm SL