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Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8378 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Aeshi_u0.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Aeshi_u0.gif FB-GeneralDescr-8378 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1993-09-01 00:00:00 2006-03-03 21:25:25 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8378 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Found mainly in shallow water on rocky areas and over sandy bottoms. Probably feeds on invertebrates and small fishes (Ref. 5595). 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) FB-Morphology-8378 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2006-03-03 21:27:02 2006-03-03 21:27:02 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8378 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Vertebrae: 83 Vreven, E.J. 2005 Mastacembelidae (Teleostei; Synbranchiformes) subfamily division and African generic division: an evaluation. J. Nat. Hist. 39(4):351-370. (Ref. 56254) FB-Distribution-8378 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1993-09-01 00:00:00 2011-07-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8378 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses Africa: Endemic to Lake Malawi and lower course of inflowing rivers. 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) FB-Uses-8378 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1993-09-01 00:00:00 2006-03-03 21:25:25 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8378 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial Konings, A. 1990 Ad Konings's book of cichlids and all the other fishes of Lake Malawi. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. 495 p. (Ref. 5595) Konings, A. 1990 Ad Konings's book of cichlids and all the other fishes of Lake Malawi. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. 495 p. (Ref. 5595) FB-TrophicStrategy-8378 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Drina Sta. Iglesia 2000-11-28 00:00:00 2000-11-28 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public shiranus http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Found mainly in shallow water on rocky areas and over sandy bottoms. Probably feeds on invertebrates and small fishes. 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) FB-Size-8378 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1993-09-01 00:00:00 2006-03-03 21:25:25 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8378 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat 26.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 6060)) 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) 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#Distribution 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-8378 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1993-09-01 00:00:00 2006-03-03 21:25:25 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8378 benthopelagic; freshwater; pH range: 7.4 - 8.4; dH range: 7 - 30