Marcusenius thomasi
Species of ray-finned fish
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Sherbo mormyrid (Marcusenius thomasi) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. It is found in Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, and Sierre Leone. Its natural habitats are rivers, intermittent rivers, and freshwater lakes. It is threatened by Mining and deforestation.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Osteoglossiformes |
| Family: | Mormyridae |
| Genus: | Marcusenius |
| Species: | M. thomasi |
| Binomial name | |
| Marcusenius thomasi (Boulenger,1916) | |
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Etymology
The fish is named in honor of anthropologist Northcote W. Thomas (1868-1936), who collected the type specimen.[2]
