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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. [...] Thomas John Moore (1824–1892) was a British museum curator. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Günther.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
; süßwasser demersal. Tropical
Africa: Ogowe and Kouilou-Niari Rivers in Gabon and Republic of Congo (Ref. 27691) and the Chiloango (Ref. 42034, 120641). Also widespread in the Congo River basin, from the lower Congo basin (Ref. 1878) up to the Wagenia Falls (Ref. 106245), in Cameroon (Ref. 1878, 46233), Republic of Congo (Ref. 1878, 53209), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 1878, 11970, 41585, 41580, 45441, 106245, 106290) and Angola (Ref. 11970, 120641).
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.4 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 27691)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 0; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 21 - 23; Afterflossenstacheln: 0; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 27 - 29.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
Boden, G., G.G. Teugels and C.D. Hopkins, 1997. A systematic revision of the large-scaled Marcusenius with description of a new species from Cameroon (Teleostei: Osteoglossomorpha: Mormyridae). J. Nat. Hist. 31:1645-1682. (Ref. 27691)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
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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=0.01288 (0.00733 - 0.02265), b=2.89 (2.74 - 3.04), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): hoch, Verdopplung der Population dauert weniger als 15 Monate. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (16 of 100).