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Mormyridae (Elephantfishes)
Etymology: Paramormyrops: Greek, para = near + Greek, mormyros = a fish (Sparus sp) (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Taverne, Thys, van & denAudenaerdeHeymerGéry.
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
; sötvatten bentopelagisk. Tropical
Africa: Ogowe River and Ivindo River in Gabon (Ref. 81635).
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 23.8 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 81635)
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 0; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 19 - 21; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 0; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 24 - 27. A slender and elongate body (Ref. 81635). Head gently rounded, sloping downward; snout is V-shaped from above (Ref. 81635). Fleshy submental swelling present (Ref. 81635). Origin of anal fin slightly in advance of dorsal fin (Ref. 81635). Body colour is light brown to yellow above, yellowish gold below; small dark brown spots irregular over the body surface (Ref. 81635).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Its preferred environment is large rivers, where it inhabits shallow regions with rapids (Ref. 81635).
Livscykel och parningsbeteende
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver
Hopkins, C.D., S. Lavoué and J.P. Sullivan, 2007. Mormyridae. p. 219-334. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G. Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa. Volume I. Collection Faune et Flore tropicales 42. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, and Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium. 800 pp. (Ref. 81635)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Sårbar (VU) (B2ab(iii)); Date assessed: 16 February 2009
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Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5010 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01259 (0.00585 - 0.02711), b=2.87 (2.69 - 3.05), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (Assuming Fec < 5,000).
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (19 of 100).
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