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Mormyridae (Elephantfishes)
Etymology: Pollimyrus: Because of Dr. Max Poll, ichthyologist + Greek, myros, -ou = the male of the morey eel; marianne: Named in honor of Marianne Elfriede Kramer, mother of Bernd Kramer..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
; zoet water benthopelagisch. Tropical
Africa: upper Zambezi River in Namibia (Ref. 50438). Also in the Zambezi in Angola (Ref. 120641).
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.3 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 50438)
Found in fast-flowing areas of river with rapids and rocky bottom where there is little cover, except for crevices and rock holes, and also from dense reed beds on sandy bottoms and weak current (Ref. 50438).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturities | Voortplanting | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven
Kramer, B., H. van der Bank, N. Flint, H. Sauer-Gürth and M. Wink, 2003. Evidence for parapatric speciation in the Mormyrid fish, Pollimyrus castelnaui (Boulenger, 1911), from the Okavango-Upper Zambezi River systems: P. Marianne sp. nov., defined by electric organ discharges, morphology and genetics. Environ. Biol. Fishes 67(1):47-70. (Ref. 50438)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
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Estimates based on models
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00562 (0.00251 - 0.01261), b=3.05 (2.85 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).