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Mormyridae (Elephantfishes)
Etymology: Paramormyrops: Greek, para = near + Greek, mormyros = a fish (Sparus sp) (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce demersal. Tropical
Africa: Ivindo River, Ntem River and Woleu River (Ref. 81635).
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.3 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 81635)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 19 - 21; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 25 - 27. A moderate-sized Paramormyrops (Ref. 81635). The head profile is slightly concave dorsally; snout is U-shaped from above, it is truncate, rather deep, and fleshy (Ref. 81635). The fleshy chin appendage is slightly enlarged (Ref. 81635). The colour is dark chocolate-brown overall, including the fin rays (Ref. 81635).
It inhabits deep channels in slow-moving water (Ref. 81635). Electric organ discharge (EOD) lasts 8 ms (Ref. 10460).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5005 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01318 (0.00612 - 0.02839), b=2.85 (2.67 - 3.03), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).