Marcusenius furcidens (Pellegrin, 1920)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Ivory Coast mormyrid (Marcusenius furcidens) is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, found in the Como, Bandama, Sassandra, Bia and Tano rivers. It is native to the Ivory Coast and Ghana; it can reach a size of approximately 286 mm (11.3 in).
Regarding its conservation status, according to the IUCN, this species was previously classified as "Near Threatened (NT)", but this was reduced to "Least Concern (LC)" in 2020.
Wikipedia contributors, Marcusenius furcidens; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:07:50.261536+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Marcusenius furcidens (Pellegrin, 1920)
- Name authority
- (Pellegrin, 1920)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Osteoglossiformes
- Family
- Mormyridae
- Genus
- Marcusenius
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderOsteoglossiformes
- familyMormyridae Bonaparte, 1831
- genusMarcusenius Gill, 1862
- speciesMarcusenius furcidens (Pellegrin, 1920)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Marcusenius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Marcusenius abadii (Boulenger, 1901) | MormyridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Marcusenius altisambesi Kramer, Skelton, van der Bank & Wink, 2007 | MormyridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Marcusenius angolensis (Boulenger, 1905) | MormyridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Marcusenius annamariae (Parenzan, 1939) | MormyridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Marcusenius caudisquamatus Maake, Gon & Swartz, 2014 | MormyridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Marcusenius devosi Kramer, Skelton, van der Bank & Wink, 2007 | MormyridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Marcusenius dundoensis (Poll, 1967) | MormyridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Marcusenius friteli (Pellegrin, 1904) | MormyridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Marcusenius ghesquierei (Poll, 1945) | MormyridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Marcusenius gracilis Kramer, 2013 | MormyridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Marcusenius greshoffii (Schilthuis, 1891) | MormyridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Marcusenius intermedius Pellegrin, 1924 | MormyridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Gnathonemus furcidens Pellegrin, 1920 Pellegrin, 1920 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1525697 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3Y37Y. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.