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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. [...] Joachim John (João José) Monteiro (1833–1878) was a Portuguese mining engineer and entomologist who had English ancestors – hence ‘John’ and alternatives to it. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Günther.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / kisaran kedalaman / distribution range
Ekologi
; air tawar dasar (demersal). Tropical
Africa: widespread in the Congo River basin, in Cameroon (Ref. 46901), Republic of Congo (Ref. 44840, 46853), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 2910, 41580, 41591, 41594, 42510, 45441, 106290) and Zambia (Ref. 246, 42135).
Size / Weight / umur
Kematangan: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 45.0 cm TL jantan/; (Ref. 1878); Berat maksimum terpublikasi: 1.6 kg (Ref. 246)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Kematangan | Reproduksi, perkembang biakan | Pemijahan | telur-telur | Fecundity | Larva
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)
Status IUCN Red List (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
ancaman kepada manusia
Harmless
penggunaan manusia
Perikanan: komersial
Alat, peralatan
laporan khas
muat turun XML
Sumber internet
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Acuan
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01698 (0.01038 - 0.02777), b=2.85 (2.71 - 2.99), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Acuan
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Daya lenting (Acuan
120179): sedang, Waktu penggandaan populasi minimum 1.4 - 4.4 tahun (K=0.26).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (35 of 100).
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