Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce démersal. Tropical
Africa: known from Lakes Kyoga and Kwania, the Victoria Nile, dams in the Teso district and the Aswa River in Uganda (Ref. 4903).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 42.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 4903)
Found in most areas of the lakes and rivers from which it has been collected (Ref. 49805). Generalist feeder (Ref. 12526, 49805). Insectivorous as juvenile, adults eat Caridina, small fishes, and Povilla and Odonata larvae (Ref. 12526). Prawns, water weed and oligochaetes have also been found in the stomach (Ref. 49805). Mabybe spawns in rocky riverine habitats (Ref. 12526).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
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Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
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 (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (32 of 100).