Marcusenius rheni (Fowler, 1936)
Behaviour:
unknown
Size:
208 mm TL
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Mormyridae
Marcusenius victoriae (Worthington, 1929)
EOL Text
Eastern Africa.
Africa: Lakes Victoria, Kyoga, and Kwania; Victoria Nile.
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Maximum size: 150 mm SL
Max. size:
26.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 52331))
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Habitat and Ecology:
Habitat and Ecology
Found in shallow inshore waters near river mouths on both soft and rocky bottoms, in or near marginal plants. Originally abundant near water lily swamps in Lake Kyoga. Feeds on aquatic insect larvae (especially Chironomidae, Polymitrarcidae and Odonata), crustaceans, gastropods, fish eggs and detritus (Okedi 1971).
Systems
- Freshwater
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Environment:
demersal; potamodromous (Ref. 10608); freshwater
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Potamodromous. Migrating within streams, migratory in rivers, e.g. Saliminus, Moxostoma, Labeo. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.
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Occurs in shallow inshore waters over both sandy and rocky bottoms, appears seasonally over muddy bottoms adjacent to extensive papyrus swamps. Feeds on small organisms like Ostracoda, Hydracarina, and Diaptomus.
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Spinitectus Infestation 5 (Larvae sp.). Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
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Rhabdochona Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
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