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Mormyridae
Marcusenius moorii (Günther, 1867)
Nomenclature
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Subfamily: MormyrinaeGenus: Marcusenius
Species:
Marcusenius moorii (Günther, 1867)
Usage:
valid
Reference:
Synonyms, objective (homotypic):
- Mormyrus moorii Günther 1867
Synonyms, subjective (heterotypic):
- Marcusenius paucisquamatus Taverne, Thys van den Audenaerde & Heymer, 1976
- Mormyrus lepturus Günther 1872
- Mormyrus grandisquamis Peters, 1876
Type material:
Neotype: MRAC 87685. Original holotype in Liverpool Mus., apparently lost. Neotype designated by Boden et al. 1997.
Taxonomic notes:
Gnathonemus lambouri Pellegrin, 1904 removed from synonymy with M. moorii by Baba et al. (2019) and validity restored.
Gnathonemus moorii longulus David & Poll, 1937 removed from synonymy with M. moorii and placed in synonymy with Marcusenius lambouri (Pellegrin, 1904) by Baba et al. (2019).
Type locality:
Ogowe River at Talagouga (just downstream of Ndjole), Gabon.