FB-10087 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10087 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Synbranchiformes Mastacembelidae Mastacembelus Mastacembelus liberiensis Boulenger, 1898 利比里埃塞刺鰍 利比里埃塞刺鳅 Aethiomastacembelus liberiensis (Boulenger, 1898) Caecomastacembelus laticauda (Ahl, 1937) Caecomastacembelus liberiensis (Boulenger, 1898) Caecomastacembelus reticulatus (Boulenger, 1911) Mastacembelus laticauda Ahl, 1937 Mastacembelus marchei (non Sauvage, 1879) Mastacembelus reticulatus Boulenger, 1911 1994-05-09 2024-04-16 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) Teugels, G.G., C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and K. Traoré0 État des connaissances sur la faune ichtyologique des bassins côtiers de Côte d'Ivoire et de l'ouest du Ghana. Rev. Hydrobiol. Trop. 21(3):221-237. (Ref. 272) Hureau, J.-C.0 La base de données GICIM: Gestion informatisée des collections ichthyologiques du Muséum. p. 225-227. 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Faune des poissons d'eaux douce et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, Tome 2. Coll. Faune et Flore tropicales 40. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgique, Museum National d'Histoire Naturalle, Paris, France and Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France. 815 p. (Ref. 57415) Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences0 Chinese aquatic germplasm resources database. http://zzzy.fishinfo.cn (Ref. 58108) Da, N., K. Diop, G. Djidohokpin, Y. Ndiour, A. Bolonga, J. Snoeks and T. Musschoot0 Length-weight and length-length relationships of 48 Senegalese freshwater fish species based on collection specimens. Cybium 47(3):259-270. (Ref. 130826) FB-GeneralDescr-10087 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-05-09 00:00:00 2024-04-16 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10087 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Maximum TL observed was 383mm (Ref. 57415). Vreven, E.J. and G.G. Teugels 2005 Redescription of <i>Mastacembelus liberiensis</i> Boulenger, 1898 and description of a new West African spiny-eel (Synbranchiformes: Mastacembelidae) from the Konkoure River basin, Guinea. J. Fish Biol. 67(2):332-369. (Ref. 55095) FB-DiagnosticDescr-10087 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2006-03-01 21:35:19 2015-05-27 23:26:58 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10087 Diagnosis: 92-105 total vertebrae (median 99)[Konkouré River basin: 100-104 (median 102)]; 27+1 up to 34+1 (median 31+1) dorsal spines [Konkouré River basin: 29+1 up to 32+1 (median 31+1)]; no reduction of the pre-opercular spines with increasing length (Ref. 57415). No (exceptionally) up to 1 preorbital spine (Ref. 57415). 1 (very exceptionally) to 5 pre-opercular spines (median 2) (Ref. 55095, 57415). Origin of 1st dorsal spine situated posterior to posterior edge of pectoral fin, 4.8-47.4% HL (m=24.8); distance from anterior border of snout to last externally visible dorsal spine 52.6-61.5% SL (m=57.2), comparable to distance from anterior border of snout to last externally visible anal spine, 53.1-61.9% SL (m=57.8), both decreasing with size; post-anal length 42.3-50.9% SL (m=45.9) and increasing with size, shorter than pre-anal length, 48.5-56.8% SL (m=52.6) and decreasing with size, becoming equal to latter with increasing size; 6-12 caudal fin rays; 7-11 predorsal vertebrae; 37-42 abdominal vertebrae; 0-(+2) in-between vertebrae; 53-64 caudal vertebrae (Ref. 57415).Description: snout blunt; posterior angle of lips situated from about below horizontal middle of posterior nare up to below anterior border of eye; upper corner of gill opening slightly anterior to, or below, dorsal point of pectoral-fin base, both points clearly anterior to ventral point of pectoral-fin base; dorsal point of pectoral-fin base situated largely above upper corner of gill opening; gill opening closed for about half or entire vertical distance between the dorsal and ventral edge of the pectoral-fin base; relatively high number of dorsal spines, with spines increasing in size from first to last; 1 additional very short spine hidden under skin and situated anterior to base of 1st dorsal-fin ray; 2 externally visible anal spines, 1st smaller than 2nd; 1 additional very short spine, hidden under skin, and situated anterior to base of 1st anal-fin ray; preanal length negatively allometric, postanal length positively allometric; lateral-line yellowish-white, continuous in anterior part from head to up to one pectoral-fin length beyond the posterior edge of pectoral fin; remaining, more posterior part of lateral line always clearly discontinuous (Ref. 55095).Coloration: important, geographically related West-East/East-West orientated, intraspecific colour pattern variation has been observed: in general, a more uniform colour pattern with a scarcely developed network on lower sides is observed towards the Western distribution border, including coastal river basins with their mouth situated in Senegal or Guinea, excluding Konkouré River basin specimens which are characterized by a quite unique colour pattern; towards the Eastern distribution border, including all examined specimens originating from coastal river basins with their mouth situated in Liberia, colour pattern is characterized by the presence of a well developed dark brown network enclosing lighter brown, yellowish-white, spots; in between both are Sierra-Leone populations for which there seems to be no such clear consistency between geographical origin of specimens and colour pattern (Ref. 57415). Important size-related colour pattern changes are to be noted: a darkening of median fins with increasing size of specimens being white of overall appearance in small specimens and becoming dark brown of overall appearance; nevertheless, outermost border of unpaired fins remains white with their geographically related colour pattern characteristics (Ref. 57415). Vreven, E.J. and G.G. Teugels 2005 Redescription of <i>Mastacembelus liberiensis</i> Boulenger, 1898 and description of a new West African spiny-eel (Synbranchiformes: Mastacembelidae) from the Konkoure River basin, Guinea. J. Fish Biol. 67(2):332-369. (Ref. 55095) FB-Morphology-10087 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2006-03-01 21:35:19 2015-05-27 23:26:58 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10087 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy Dorsal spines (total): 28 - 35; Dorsal soft rays (total): 82 - 101; Analsoft rays: 79 - 100; Vertebrae: 92 - 105 Vreven, E.J. and G.G. Teugels 2005 Redescription of <i>Mastacembelus liberiensis</i> Boulenger, 1898 and description of a new West African spiny-eel (Synbranchiformes: Mastacembelidae) from the Konkoure River basin, Guinea. J. Fish Biol. 67(2):332-369. (Ref. 55095) FB-Distribution-10087 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-05-09 00:00:00 2024-04-01 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10087 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Africa: Gambia River basin in the west up to the Cess/Nipoué River basin in the east (Ref. 55095, 57415). Vreven, E.J. 2003 Mastacembelidae. p. 708-737 In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douce et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, Tome 2. Coll. Faune et Flore tropicales 40. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgique, Museum National d'Histoire Naturalle, Paris, France and Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France. 815 p. (Ref. 57415) FB-Size-10087 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-05-09 00:00:00 2024-04-16 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10087 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats 37.6 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 130826)) Da, N., K. Diop, G. Djidohokpin, Y. Ndiour, A. Bolonga, J. Snoeks and T. Musschoot 2023 Length-weight and length-length relationships of 48 Senegalese freshwater fish species based on collection specimens. Cybium 47(3):259-270. (Ref. 130826) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-10087 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-05-09 00:00:00 2024-04-16 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10087 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution benthopelagic; freshwater