Marcusenius thomasi

Marcusenius thomasi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Osteoglossiformes
Family:	Mormyridae
Genus:	Marcusenius
Species:	M. thomasi
Binomial name
Marcusenius thomasi (Boulenger,1916)
Synonyms
Gnathonemus thomasi Boulenger, 1916

Sherbo mormyrid (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

1. 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.
2. 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.^{[ permanent dead link ]}