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Mastacembelus moorii

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII SYNBRANCHIFORMES MASTACEMBELIDAE

Scientific Name: Mastacembelus moorii
Species Authority: Boulenger, 1898
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 Published: 2006
Assessor/s: Ntakimazi, G. & Vreven, E.
Reviewer/s: Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme)
Justification:
A widespread species from Lake Tanganyika. This species is common, if not abundant, at many localities. No widespread major threats identified.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika. Enters the lower reaches of major affluent rivers, including the Malagarasi river.
Countries:
Native:
Burundi; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Tanzania, United Republic of; Zambia
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Population [top]

Population: Common but not abundant in fisheries catches Poll (1953). Recorded as common if not abundant at Cap Chipimbi (Zambia) and very abundant, with high densities, at Pointe de Rubiza (Burundi) with one individual recorded for every three meters of substrate (Brichard 1978).
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Most commonly found in the littoral zone in rocky and mixed substrates (Eccles 1992, Brichard 1978, Kuwamura and Hori 1985) ). Feeds on fish, molluscs and insects.
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Over-fishing. Sedimentation.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: None known.
Citation: Ntakimazi, G. & Vreven, E. 2006. Mastacembelus moorii. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2012.
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