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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. [...] Herbert Taylor Ussher (1836–1880) was, variously, the Governor of the Gold Coast (Ghana), the Governor of Tobago, and Consul-General in Borneo. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Günther.
Lingkungan: lingkungan / zona iklim / kisaran kedalaman / jangkauan distribusi
Ekologi
; air tawar dasar (demersal); potamodromous (Ref. 51243). Tropical
Africa: Liberia to Ghana (Gold Coast). Also known from the Ouémé River in Benin.
Panjang pada saat jatuh tempo pertama / Ukuran / Berat / umur
Kematangan: Lm 13.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 35.0 cm SL jantan/; (Ref. 123661); Berat maksimum terpublikasi: 469.00 g (Ref. 123661)
Duri punggung (Keseluruhan (total)) : 0; duri punggung lunak (Keseluruhan (total)) : 27 - 34; Duri dubur: 0; Sirip dubur lunak: 23 - 29. Dorsal fin origin on same level as anal fin.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Affinities: M. meronai. Relatively close to M. furcidens which is found in the same geographic setting in Côte d'Ivoire. A fractional spawner (Ref. 10605; 10606).
Siklus hidup dan perilaku kawin
Kematangan | Reproduksi, perkembang biakan | Pemijahan | telur-telur | Fekunditas | 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 2025-2 (Global))
ancaman kepada manusia
Harmless
penggunaan manusia
Alat, peralatan
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Estimasi berdasarkan model
Indeks keanekaragaman filogenetik (Acuan 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01047 (0.00685 - 0.01600), b=2.82 (2.69 - 2.95), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Tingkat Trofik (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 (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Kerentanan Penangkapan Ikan (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate vulnerability (38 of 100). 🛈 |