Marcusenius altisambesi Kramer et al., 2007

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Gnathonemus macrolepidotus (non Peters, 1852) : Gilchrist & Thompson, 1913 : 330-331 (misidentification)The freshwater fishes of South Africa. | Kramer & Wink, 2013 : 2335 (synonym of Marcusenius altisambesi) (misidentification)East-west differentiation in the Marcusenius macrolepidotus species complex in Southern Africa: the description of a new species for the lower Cunene River, Namibia (Teleostei: Mormyridae)..
Marcusenius altisambesi : Kramer et al., 2007 : 681-684, fig. 1J, 1KAllopatric differentiation in the Marcusenius macrolepidotus species complex in southern and eastern Africa: the resurrection of M. pongolensis and M. angolensis, and the description of two new species (Mormyridae, Teleostei). | Marshall, 2011 : 52-53, fig.The fishes of Zimbabwe and their biology. | Kramer & Wink, 2013 : 2327-2329, 2333-2335, 2338, 2341-2343, 2345-2356, 2360, 2362, fig. 4C, 4DEast-west differentiation in the Marcusenius macrolepidotus species complex in Southern Africa: the description of a new species for the lower Cunene River, Namibia (Teleostei: Mormyridae). | Maake et al., 2014 : 455, 458, 461, 466, 469, 475, 476Descriptions of three new species of Marcusenius Gill, 1862 (Teleostei: Mormyridae) from South Africa and Mozambique. | Kramer et al., 2016 a : 1, 2, 6-15, 18, fig. 2AdMarcusenius desertus sp. nov. (Teleostei: Mormyridae), a mormyrid fish from the Namib desert. | Skelton, 2016 : 4Name changes and additions to the southern African freshwater fish fauna. | Bruton et al., 2018 : 34Fishes of the Okavango Delta & Chobe River, Botswana. | Skelton, 2019 : 231Chapter 11. The freshwater fishes of Angola..

Attributs

DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
Colour pattern : Kramer et al., 2007 | Marshall, 2011 .
Common names : Upper Zambezi bulldog (English), Ülemzambezi markuskala (Estonian) .
Current distribution known : occurs in the Upper Zambezi River system in Namibia's Caprivi Strip, including the lower Kwando River (including its terminal parts named Linyanti River); also occurs in the western Okavango System (Botswana, Namibia, Angola) .
Electrophysiology : Kramer et al., 2007 | Kramer et al., 2016a | Kramer & Wink, 2013 .
Food habits / trophic level : feeds on invertebrates, especially insect larvae .
Genetics : Kramer et al., 2007 | Kramer et al., 2016a | Kramer & Wink, 2013 | Maake et al., 2014 .
Habitat / home range : during the day, found in rooted reed areas in main channels as well as inside floating reed mats in side channels; these mats may be 2m deep, and fish leave cover only at night. Huge numbers of small juveniles may be found in grassy pans on the periphery of major river arms or side channels in the dry season .
Habitat_references : Kramer et al., 2007 .
Migration / movement : migrates within rivers and moves up tributaries in shoals during the flood season .
Morphology / anatomy : Kramer et al., 2007 | Kramer et al., 2016a | Kramer & Wink, 2013 | Marshall, 2011 .
Phylogeny : Kramer et al., 2016a | Kramer & Wink, 2013 | Maake et al., 2014 .
Size : 195 mm SL .
Types :
- Marcusenius altisambesi Kramer, Skelton, van der Bank & Wink, 2007: 681-684, fig. 1J, 1K. Type locality: Caprivi Strip: Lisikili on side arm of Upper Zambezi River (17°33'S-24°29'E), Namibia. Holotype SAIAB 79135; paratypes SAIAB 79136, SAIAB 79137, ZSM 35086, ZSM 35085, ZSM 35097, ZSM 35082.
Use and trade : harvested for human consumption .