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Malapteruridae (Electric catfishes)
Etymology: parvus: From the Latin "parvus" = little or small, referring to the diminutive size of the species (Ref. 44050).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce démersal. Tropical
Africa: middle Congo River system and the Kumbinanimi River system just north of the Congo River mouth (Ref. 44050, 78218).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.9 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 44050)
Épines anales: 0; Rayons mous anaux: 8 - 12; Vertèbres: 37 - 41. Diagnosis: lateral line short, rarely longer than 28% SL, most commonly 18-22% SL; nearly always 6 pelvic-fin rays; generally 2 sensory pores between inner mental barbels; caudal saddle and bar pattern absent; no sharply defined pectoral fin markings (Ref. 44050).
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Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Norris, S.M., 2002. A revision of the African electric catfishes, family Malapteruridae (Teleostei, Siluriformes), with erection of a new genus and descriptions of fourteen new species, and an annotated bibliography. Ann. Mus. R. Afr. Centr., Sci. Zool., 289:1-155. (Ref. 44050)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (11 of 100).
