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Larvae of both species start discharging at 8 days.Eigenmannia immediately produces pulses similar to those of the adult.Marcusenius however, possesses a characteristic larval discharge 20 times longer and of opposite polarity to the adult discharge which appears on Day 40.
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Kirschbaum, F., Westby, G.W.M. Development of the electric discharge in mormyrid and gymnotid fish (Marcusenius sp. andEigenmannia virescens). Experientia 31, 1290–1294 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01945786
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