Mastacembelus plagiostomus
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
ACTINOPTERYGII |
SYNBRANCHIFORMES |
MASTACEMBELIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Mastacembelus plagiostomus |
| Species Authority: |
Matthes, 1962 |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Vreven (accepted) placed the African genera Caecomastacembelus and Aethiomastacembelus in synonymy with Mastacembelus. |
Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Least Concern
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2006 |
| Assessor/s: |
Bigirimana, C. & Vreven, E. |
| Reviewer/s: |
Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme) |
Justification:
Endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is widespread with no known major widespread threats.
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Geographic Range
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Population
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| Population: |
Matthes (1962) mentioned M. plagiostomus as a very rare species. However, according to Brichard (1978) it is widespread although not common. Uncommon in museum collections (Vreven, pers. obs.).
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| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
Found in shallow coastal waters with a rocky bottom at depths of 1 to 4 m (Coulter 1991, Eccles 1992), with preference for rocky pebbles near sandy areas (Matthes 1962).
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| Systems: |
Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): |
Water pollution, habitat deterioration, and over-exploitation.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
None known.
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