Bulldog
Marcusenius macrolepidotus
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An elephantfish from rivers of southern and eastern Africa. It lives in shoals and is most active at night. Like its relatives, it produces weak electric discharges from an organ near the tail. It eats insects.
- Scientific name
- Marcusenius macrolepidotus
- Family
- Mormyridae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Mormyridae
- Order
- Osteoglossiformes
- Synonyms
- Gnathonemus graeverti, Gnathonemus macrolepidotus, Gnathonemus macrolepidotus f. okavangensis, Gnathonemus macrolepidotus macrolepidotus, Gnathonemus moeruensis, Gnathonemus okavangensis, Gnathonemus pongolensis, Gnathonemus rhodesianus, Hippopotamyrus macrolepidotus, Marcusenius graeverti, Marcusenius macrolepidotus macrolepidotus, Marcusenius moeruensis, Marcusenius rhodesianus, Mormyrops macrolepidotus, Mormyrus macrolepidotus
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 22–24 °C
- pH
- 7
- General hardness (GH)
- 10 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 32 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
- Diet
- Carnivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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