Marcusenius kutuensis (Boulenger, 1899)

Family:  Mormyridae (Elephantfishes)
Max. size:  19.5 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  Africa: middle Congo River basin, including the Kasai, Ruki, lakes Mai Ndombe and Tumba (Ref. 27691) and the Aruwimi and Itimbiri rivers (Ref. 106290), in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Known from the middle Congo River, Kasai, lakes Mai Ndombe and Tumba (Ref. 27691), the Ruki drainage (Ref. 27691, 93897) and the Itimbiri and Aruwimi (Ref. 106290).


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