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Mormyridae (Elephantfishes)
Etymology: Myomyrus: Greek, myos = muscle, and also, mouse + Greek, myros -oy = the male of morey eel (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Poll & Taverne.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce demersale. Tropical
Africa: lower Congo River (Ref. 42520) and Wagenia Falls (Ref. 42520, 106245) in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Presence in the Aruwimi in DRC questionable (Ref. 106290). Probably absent from Pool Malebo (Ref. 42520; see also country comments).
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 29.6 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 42520)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
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)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [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).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (26 of 100).