Author: Daget, 1957
FBname: Elongated Turkana robber
Comments: Inhabits fringing vegetation of rivers and lakes, feeding on zooplankton, beetles and other insects (Ref. 28714).  Often reported in West Africa under name of <i>M. acutidens</i>.  
  
  Affinities: most similar to <i>M. acutidens</i>, from which it differs in the presence of conical, monocuspid (vs multicuspid) inner dentary teeth, inner premaxillary and outer dentary with fewer cusps, and a slightly more slender body (Ref. 80290).