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> Osteoglossiformes (Bony tongues) > Mormyridae (Elephantfishes)
Etymology: Mormyrus: Greek, mormyros = a fish (Sparus sp) (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Francisco José Maria de Lacerda (1753–1798) was a Portuguese explorer born in São Paulo, Brazil. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Castelnau.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range Ecología

; agua dulce demersal. Tropical; 11°S - 21°S

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Africa: Cunene (Ref. 13337, 52193, 120641), Cuvelai (Ref. 120641), Okavango, (upper) Zambezi (Ref. 52193, 120641) and Kafue systems (Ref. 52193).

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Madurez: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 52193); peso máximo publicado: 2.0 kg (Ref. 52193)

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Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 62 - 68; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 18 - 21. Diagnosis: dorsal fin greater than twice length of anal fin; dorsal origin nearer tip of snout than caudal fin base; snout 3-3.2 times in head length; caudal peduncle more than 4 times in standard length (Ref. 52193).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.

Prefers quiet stretches of river channels, deep pools and floodplain lagoons with aquatic vegetation; may form small shoals; feeds mainly on insect larvae, shrimps, small snails and small fish (Ref. 52193). Known to move up tributaries when they come down in spate and may breed in newly inundated areas (Ref. 13337). Spawns during the rainy season; females carry up to 7,000 eggs; caught by subsistence fishermen and anglers (Ref. 7248, 52193).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

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Gosse, J.-P., 1984. Mormyridae. p. 63-122. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 1. (Ref. 3203)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 01 March 2007

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Pesquerías: comercial; pesca deportiva: si

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01096 (0.00565 - 0.02129), b=2.84 (2.68 - 3.00), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Nivel trófico (Referencia 69278): 3.7 ±0.61 se; based on food items.

Generation time: 1.4 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies.

Resiliencia (Referencia 120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (K=0.8).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (23 of 100). 🛈

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Mormyrus lacerda Castelnau, 1861