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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.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / profondeur / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce benthopélagique. Tropical
Africa: upper Zambezi River in Namibia (Ref. 50438). Also in the Zambezi in Angola (Ref. 120641).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.3 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (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).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
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Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00562 (0.00244 - 0.01296), b=3.05 (2.85 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.2 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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