Central African Republic country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Type locality of the holotype of Gnathonemus gracilis: 'Gribingui' (Ref. 42498). Known from Chad basin (Ref. 42498).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ct.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Pellegrin, J., 1922
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Common names from other countries

Senegali markuskala, 帕氏异吻象鼻鱼, 塞内加尔异吻象鼻鱼, ... more

Classificação / Names Nomes comuns | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Espécies) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Osteoglossiformes (Bony tongues) > Mormyridae (Elephantfishes)
Etymology: Marcusenius: Becasue of J. Marcusen, author of "Zur Phauna des Schwarzen Meeres", 1867; ichthyologist.
More on author: Steindachner.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

; Água doce demersal; potamódromo (Ref. 51243). Tropical

Distribuição Países | Áreas FAO | Ecossistemas | Ocorrências | Point map | Introduções | Faunafri

Africa: Gambia, Senegal, Niger, Chad, Sassandra and Volta basins. Known from all great Sudanian basins and in the basins of the north-Guinean zones (Ref. 81274). Absent in zones of coastal forests (Ref. 2915).

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 32.1 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 2915); peso máx. Publicado: 200.00 g (Ref. 3799)

Descrição breve Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria

Espinhos dorsais (total) : 0; Espinhos anais: 0; Raios anais moles: 28 - 38. Dorsal origin behind anal fin origin; ratio between base of dorsal and base of anal = 0.7-0.9 body depth 3.1-4.6 x SL; depth of peduncle 2.0-3.6 x of its length.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas

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Bigorne, R., 1990. Mormyridae. p. 122-184. In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux saumâtres d'Afrique de l'Ouest. tome 1. Faune Trop. 28. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, and ORSTOM, Paris. (Ref. 2915)

Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)

Preocupação menor (LC) ; Date assessed: 02 June 2019

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)