@article {660,
	title = {Diet of some fish species of the family Mormyridae (Actinopterygii: Teleostei; Bonaparte, 1831) from the upper Sanaga River, Central Region of Cameroon},
	journal = {Journal of Animal Diversity},
	volume = {6},
	year = {2024},
	month = {31 March 2024},
	pages = {51-62},
	chapter = {51},
	abstract = {<p>This study was carried out between October 2020 and October 2021 with the aim of determining sustainable management options and nutrition for the domestication of Mormyridae fish species living in the Sanaga River in central Cameroon. For this purpose, 451 specimens collected from local fishermen were identified and grouped into four genera and seven species, constituting 20.84\% Campylomormyrus phantasticus (Pellegrin), 5.32\% Hippopotamyrus castor (Pappenheim), 24.61\% Mormyrops anguilloides (Linnaeus), 18.63\% Mormyrops caballus (Pellegrin), 4.66\% Mormyrops zanclirostris (G\&uuml;nther, 1867), 15.52\% Mormyrus rume (Valenciennes), and 10.42\% Mormyrus tapirus (Pappenheim). Fish were measured, and parameters were obtained after dissection using intestinal morphometric characteristics and stomach content analysis methods. The emptiness coefficient varied from 0\% (Hippopotamyrus castor and Mormyrops zanclirostris) to 26.66\% (Mormyrus rume). The relative mass of the intestine was low in all studied species; the intestinal coefficient and the Zihler index of all these species are within the range of carnivorous species. Analysis of stomach contents revealed a broad food spectrum containing twelve categories of prey. Insects, macrophytes and larval insect shelters were the preferred foods of Mormyrops anguilloides, Mormyrops caballus and Mormyrops zanclirostris, while insect larvae and larval shelters were the preferred prey for other species. Site and season had little effect on the categories of prey consumed by these species.</p>
},
	keywords = {Biodiversity, Ebebda, feeding, Monatele, Mormyridae, stomach contents},
	doi = {10.22034/JAD.2024.6.1.5},
	url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.22034/JAD.2024.6.1.5},
	author = {Akohogni, MAM and Medjo, KE and Zebaze, TB and Chiassa, NKA and Mepa, TCP and Tiogu{\'e}, TC and Fon, ED}
}
@article {644,
	title = {Trophic ecology of the African riverine elephant fishes (Mormyridae)},
	volume = {14},
	year = {2024},
	month = {Aug-01-2024},
	abstract = {<p><jats p="">Multiple species of the elephant fishes (Mormyridae) commonly coexist in sympatry in most African tropical rivers and lakes. In this study, we investigated the trophic ecology and potential trophic niche partitioning of eleven mormyrid fish species from the Sanaga River system in Cameroon using the stable isotope composition of carbon and nitrogen in the muscle samples. Albeit most mormyrids mainly feed on invertebrates, we found differences in isotope ratios, and we report signs of the trophic niche partitioning among species. We further found significant differences in isotopic signatures within the <jats italic="">Mormyrus</jats> genus, suggesting ecological niche diversification among three closely related species. We have also evaluated differences in the isotopic signals between seasons in four species, which could be possibly caused by species migration and/or anthropogenic agricultural activities. To evaluate body shape, we applied geometric morphometric analyses, and we show that most of the species are clearly morphologically separated. We focused on the mormyrid ecomorphology to identify a possible interaction between shape and ecology, and we found a relationship between the \&delta;<jats sup="">13</jats>C (but not \&delta;<jats sup="">15</jats>N) isotopic signal and morphology, suggesting their interplay during mormyrid evolution. Overall, we present robust evidence of the trophic niche partitioning within the mormyrid species community, and we integrate trophic ecology with morphometrics, shedding light on the enigmatic evolutionary history of these fascinating African fishes.</jats></p>
},
	keywords = {mormyrids, stable isotopes, trophic ecology, trophic position, trophic resource portioning},
	issn = {2045-7758, 2045-7758},
	doi = {10.1002/ece3.70173},
	url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70173},
	author = {Sommer, Gina Maria and Njom, Samuel Didier and Indermaur, Adrian and Nyom, Arnold Roger Bitja and Jandov{\'a}, Kate{\v r}ina and Kukla, Jaroslav and Petrt{\'y}l, Miloslav and Hork{\'a}, Petra and Musilova, Zuzana}
}
@article {269,
	title = {Mormyrid{\'e}s du Cameroun recueillis par M. Th. Monod. Description d{\textquoteright}un genre, de quatre esp{\`e}ces et d{\textquoteright}une vari{\'e}t{\'e}},
	journal = {Bulletin de la Soci{\'e}t{\'e} Zoologique de France},
	volume = {52},
	year = {1927},
	month = {09/1927},
	pages = {294{\textendash}300},
	url = {http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5442540x/f337.image.langEN},
	author = {Pellegrin, J.}
}
@article {214,
	title = {An ecological and systematics survey of fishes in the rapids of the Lower Za{\"\i}re or Congo River},
	journal = {Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology},
	volume = {147},
	number = {6},
	year = {1976},
	month = {02/1976},
	pages = {239{\textendash}317},
	url = {http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4276443},
	author = {Roberts, T.R. and Stewart, D.J.}
}
@article {267,
	title = {Le genre Campylomormyrus Bleeker, 1874, {\'e}tude systematique et description d{\textquoteright}une espece nouvelle (Pisces, Mormyridae)},
	journal = {Bulletin de l{\textquoteright}Institut Royal des Sciences de Belgique Biologie},
	volume = {54},
	number = {5},
	year = {1982},
	month = {08/1982},
	pages = {1{\textendash}34, Pls. 1{\textendash}13},
	author = {Poll, M. and Gosse, J.-P. and Orts, S.}
}
@book {159,
	title = {The Mormyridae and other Osteoglossomorpha (CD-ROM)},
	series = {World Biodiversity Database, CD-ROM Series},
	volume = {2000},
	year = {2000},
	publisher = {Springer Verlag, ETI-UNESCO},
	organization = {Springer Verlag, ETI-UNESCO},
	address = {New York},
	issn = {Hyb: 3-540-14811-6},
	url = {https://www.amazon.com/Mormyridae-Osteoglossomorpha-Biodiversity-Database-CD-ROM/dp/3540148116},
	author = {Harder, W.}
}
@inbook {152,
	title = {12. Mormyridae},
	booktitle = {The Fresh and Brackish Water Fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa},
	series = {Collection Faune et Flore Tropicales 42},
	volume = {1},
	year = {2007},
	pages = {220{\textendash}334},
	publisher = {IRD},
	organization = {IRD},
	chapter = {12},
	isbn = {978-2-7099-1621-9},
	author = {Carl D Hopkins and S{\'e}bastien Lavou{\'e} and John P Sullivan},
	editor = {Melanie L.J. Stiassny and Teugels, G.G. and Carl D Hopkins}
}
