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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.
Eponymy: Dr Max Fernand Leon Poll (1908–1991) was a Belgian ichthyologist, and ‘connoisseur of the fish fauna’. [...] Marianne Elfriede Kramer (1914–2000) was the mother of senior author Bernd Kramer. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet
Ökologie
; süßwasser benthopelagisch. Tropical
Africa: upper Zambezi River in Namibia (Ref. 50438). Also in the Zambezi in Angola (Ref. 120641).
Größe / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.3 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (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).
Lebenszyklus und Paarungsverhalten
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fruchtbarkeit | 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)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
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Schätzungen auf der Grundlage von Modellen
Phylogenetischer Diversitätsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00562 (0.00248 - 0.01273), b=3.05 (2.85 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophische Ebene (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): hoch, Verdopplung der Population dauert weniger als 15 Monate. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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