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Mormyridae (Elephantfishes)
Etymology: Pollimyrus: Because of Dr. Max Poll, ichthyologist + Greek, myros, -ou = the male of the morey eel; weyli: Named after the late Professor Dr. Olaf L.F. Weyl (1972–†2020) (SAIAB) for his contributions to African ichthyology and his work in the Buzi River system within the framework of his PhD, expanding the collections housed at SAIAB and increasing the understanding of the biodiversity in the region.
Eponymy: Dr Max Fernand Leon Poll (1908–1991) was a Belgian ichthyologist, and ‘connoisseur of the fish fauna’. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
; acqua dolce pelagico; distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 1 m (Ref. 138541). Tropical
Africa: Mozambique.
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.5 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 138541)
Breve descrizione
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 17; Raggi anali molli: 21 - 23; Vertebre: 38 - 39. This species is distinguished by the following characters: upper jaw wide, 22.6%-24.5% HL; caudal peduncle thick, 23.4%-23.8% BD; dorsal, anal and pectoral fins rounded; chin small; body deep, 29.6%-29.9% SL; head wide, 55.2%-58.7% HL; anal fin short, 20.2%-22.5% SL; pectoral fin short, 18.1%-19.6% SL; D 17 (Ref. 138541).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
The holotype was caught in a weed-filled non-flowing stream close to the main channel of the Buzi River, some 154 m a.s.l. The vegetation consisted mostly of a fine leafed Potamogeton (like Potamogeton pusillus) and a few water lilies (Nymphaea). Vegetation cover was close to 100%, where the specimen was caught by raking with a big hard-framed hand-net through the weeds. Water depth was less than 1 m with a mixed substrate of sand and rocks. The paratype, on the other hand, was caught in a lower-altitude tributary, at 138 m a.s.l., with a good flow, and completely covered over by emergent Phragmites; there was no submerged aquatic vegetation. It was collected by electrofishing with a Samus backpack at less than 1 m depth with a substrate of cobbles and banks undercut with a lot of rootstocks (Ref. 138541).
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
Dierickx, K., S.W. Lunkayilakio, R. Bills and E.J. Vreven, 2024. Morphometric synthesis of Pollimyrus (Teleostei, Mormyridae) with the description of four new species. J. Fish Biol. 106(3):846-892. (Ref. 138541)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
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Stime basate su modelli
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio. 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=0.01622 (0.00679 - 0.03875), b=2.99 (2.79 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio. 69278) |
3.2 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio. 120179) |
Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |