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Mormyridae (Elephantfishes)
Etymology: Paramormyrops: Greek, para = near + Greek, mormyros = a fish (Sparus sp) (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Carl Douglas Hopkins (d: 1944) is a neuroethologist with expertise on the behaviour and neurobiology of electric fishes. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
; sötvatten bentopelagisk. Tropical
Africa: Ivindo River in Gabon, and Ntem River in Cameroon (Ref. 81635).
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.6 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 81635)
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 0; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 17 - 19; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 0; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 24 - 26. A slender, laterally compressed body (Ref. 81635). Dorsal profile of the head is downward sloping and concave or straight; snout is V-shaped from above (Ref. 81635). Both anal and dorsal fins terminate at about the same level (Ref. 81635). The fish is dark chocolate-brown overall, lighter on the belly; the fins are dark brown (Ref. 81635).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
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 (10 of 100).
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