title: Marcusenius thomasi
text: # Marcusenius thomasi
  
  Marcusenius thomasi is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. It is found in Guinea, Guinea-Bassau, Liberia, and Sierre Leone. Its natural habitats are rivers, intermittent rivers, and freshwater lakes. It is threatened by Mining and deforestation.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The fish is named in honor of anthropologist Northcote W. Thomas (1868-1936), who collected the type specimen.
  
  