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Mormyridae (Elephantfishes)
Etymology: Marcusenius: Becasue of J. Marcusen, author of "Zur Phauna des Schwarzen Meeres", 1867; ichthyologist.
Eponymy: Dr Johann Andreas Marcusen (1817–1894) was a Latvian of German descent who was a physician, ichthyologist and zoologist. [...] Lake Leopold (now Lake Mai-Ndombe), Democratic Republic of the Congo, is the holotype locality. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Boulenger.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / intervalo de profundidade / distribution range
Ecologia
; Água doce demersal. Tropical
Africa: middle Congo River basin. Sangha River in Republic of Congo (Ref. 53209) and Cameroon (Ref. 46901), and middle Congo River (Ref. 4910), lakes Mai Ndombe (Ref. 1877) and Tumba (Ref. 41580) and the Itimbiri River (Ref. 106290) in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Report from the marine lower Congo at Zambi in DRC (Ref. 41594) needs confirmation.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 27.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 1877)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Gosse, J.-P., 1984. Mormyridae. p. 63-122. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 1. (Ref. 3203)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
Descarregue XML
Fontes da internet
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00562 (0.00244 - 0.01296), b=3.05 (2.85 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Elevada, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população menor que 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (17 of 100).
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