Marcusenius livingstonii
| Marcusenius livingstonii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Osteoglossiformes |
| Family: | Mormyridae |
| Genus: | Marcusenius |
| Species: | M. livingstonii
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| Binomial name | |
| Marcusenius livingstonii (Boulenger,1898)
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Livingston's bulldog Marcusenius livingstonii is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are rivers, intermittent rivers, and freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Etymology[]
The fish is named in honor of the brother of explorer David Livingstone, (1821-1873), who collected the type specimen.[2]
References[]
- ^ Konings, A.; Vreven, E.; Tweddle, D. (2018). "Marcusenius livingstonii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T60447A47189649. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60447A47189649.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ 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.
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- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Marcusenius
- Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger
- Fish described in 1898
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