| Reference no. | Paugy, D., 1984 |
| Ecosystem | Nile |
| Status | misidentification |
| Abundance | |
| Lifestage | juv./adults |
| Regional database | |
| Remarks | Nilo-Sudan and West-African reports of M. acutidens are misidentifications of M. elongatus (see DVD version of Ref. 81279). See also Ref. 2880. |