Mastacembelus plagiostomus
Taxonomy [top]
| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| 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 [top]
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
| Year Assessed: | 2006 |
| Assessor/s: | Bigirimana, C. & Vreven, E. |
| Reviewer/s: | Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme) |
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Justification: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is widespread with no known major widespread threats. |
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Geographic Range [top]
| Range Description: | Endemic to Lake Tanganyika |
| Countries: |
Native:
Burundi; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Tanzania, United Republic of; Zambia
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Population [top]
| 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.). |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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Habitat and Ecology [top]
| 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). |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
Threats [top]
| Major Threat(s): | Water pollution, habitat deterioration, and over-exploitation. |
Conservation Actions [top]
| Conservation Actions: | None known. |
Bibliography [top]
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Brichard, P. 1989. Pierre Brichard's Book of Cichlids and All the Other Fishes of Lake Tanganyika. THF Publications Inc., Neptune, United States. Daget, J., Gosse, J.-P. and Thys van den Audenaerde, D.F.E. (eds). 1986. Check-list of the Freshwater Fishes of Africa (CLOFFA II) ISNB, Brussels and MRAC, Tervuren, Belgium, and ORSTOM, Paris, France. IUCN. 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 04 May 2006. |
| Citation: | Bigirimana, C. & Vreven, E. 2006. Mastacembelus plagiostomus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2012. |
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