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Mastacembelidae (Spiny eels)
Etymology: Mastacembelus: Greek, mastax, -agos = bite + Greek, emballo = to throw oneself (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: John Edmund Sharrock Moore (1870–1947) was a British biologist, zoologist and cytologist who studied at the Royal College of Science, South Kensington (now part of Imperial College, London). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Boulenger.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
; zoet water demersaal; pH range: 7.3 - 8.0; dH range: 20 - 35. Tropical; 25°C - 28°C (Ref. 2060); 3°S - 9°S
Africa: endemic to Lake Tanganyika.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 44.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 6060)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Inhabits littoral zone. A very secretive fish which hides between rocks or in the sediments (Ref. 4967). Piscivore (Ref. 52177).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Travers, R.A., G. Eynikel and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde, 1986. Mastacembelidae. p. 415-427. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 6060)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van minder commercieel belang; Aquarium: Potentieel
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00269 (0.00127 - 0.00569), b=2.94 (2.76 - 3.12), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278) |
4.2 ±0.73 se; based on food items. |
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179) |
Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100). 🛈 |
Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766) |
Unknown.
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