Ecology Summary - Mormyrus lacerda

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Main Ref.	Gosse, J.-P., 1984
Remarks	Prefers quiet stretches of river channels, deep pools and floodplain lagoons with aquatic vegetation. Frequency of occurence in Caprivi: occasionally in sandy streams, occasionally on rocky streams, common in standing deep water, occasionally in shallow swamps, and occasionally in shallow flood plains (Ref. 037065). May form small shoals. Feeds mainly on insect larvae, shrimps, small snails and small fish. Known to move up tributaries when they come down in spate and may breed in newly inundated areas (Ref. 13337).

Main Ref.

Gosse, J.-P., 1984

Remarks

Prefers quiet stretches of river channels, deep pools and floodplain lagoons with aquatic vegetation. Frequency of occurence in Caprivi: occasionally in sandy streams, occasionally on rocky streams, common in standing deep water, occasionally in shallow swamps, and occasionally in shallow flood plains (Ref. 037065). May form small shoals. Feeds mainly on insect larvae, shrimps, small snails and small fish. Known to move up tributaries when they come down in spate and may breed in newly inundated areas (Ref. 13337).

Aquatic zones / Water bodies

	Marine - Neritic	Marine - Oceanic	Brackishwater	Freshwater
Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies	supra-littoral zone littoral zone sublittoral zone	epipelagic mesopelagic epipelagic abyssopelagic hadopelagic	estuaries/lagoons/brackish seas mangroves marshes/swamps	rivers/streams lakes/ponds caves exclusively in caves

Highighted items on the list are where Mormyrus lacerda may be found.

Habitat

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Feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Gosse, J.-P., 1984
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Gosse, J.-P., 1984

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	Original sample		Unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition
From individual food items	3.69	0.61			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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