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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. [...] Captain George Howard Fanshawe Abadie (1873–1904) was an officer in the 16th Lancers who was working as a political officer and administrator in Northern Nigeria (1897– 1904), where he died suddenly from a ‘malignant fever’. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Boulenger.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
; air tawar dasar (demersal). Tropical; 10°N - 6°N
Africa: lower Niger, the Bénoué and the Voltas. Also known from the upper Niger (Ref. 3203). Affinities: close to Marcusenius cyprinoides.
Size / Weight / umur
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm TL jantan/; (Ref. 3799); Berat maksimum terpublikasi: 500.00 g (Ref. 3799)
Duri punggung (Keseluruhan (total)) : 0; duri punggung lunak (Keseluruhan (total)) : 34 - 39; Duri dubur: 0; Sirip dubur lunak: 32 - 36. Dorsal fin origin at same level as anal fin origin; body depth 3.0-4.7x of SL; peduncle height 3.2-5.0x of its length.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Kematangan | Reproduksi, perkembang biakan | Pemijahan | telur-telur | Fecundity | Larva
Bigorne, R., 1990. Mormyridae. p. 122-184. In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux saumâtres d'Afrique de l'Ouest. tome 1. Faune Trop. 28. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, and ORSTOM, Paris. (Ref. 2915)
Status IUCN Red List (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
ancaman kepada manusia
Harmless
penggunaan manusia
Alat, peralatan
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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 (0.00577 - 0.02877), b=2.88 (2.71 - 3.05), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Daya lenting (Ref.
120179): sedang, Waktu penggandaan populasi minimum 1.4 - 4.4 tahun (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 159 [79, 370] mg/100g; Iron = 1.56 [0.73, 3.22] mg/100g; Protein = 17.8 [15.4, 20.1] %; Omega3 = 0.534 [0.214, 1.362] g/100g; Selenium = 76.9 [28.9, 197.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 31.6 [11.6, 85.4] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.61 [1.06, 3.14] mg/100g (wet weight);
