Mastacembelus ellipsifer

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII SYNBRANCHIFORMES MASTACEMBELIDAE

Scientific Name: Mastacembelus ellipsifer
Species Authority Boulenger, 1899

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern     ver 3.1
Year Assessed: 2006
Assessor/s Bigirimana, C. & Vreven, E.
Evaluator/s: Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme)
Justification:
A widely distributed, although rare, species with no known major widespread threats.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika.
Countries:
Native:
Burundi; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Tanzania, United Republic of; Zambia

Population [top]

Population: The population size is unknown but it is rarely collected (Poll 1953, Brichard 1978).
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Inhabits coastal waters (Poll 1953, Travers et al. 1986, Coulter 1991, Eccles 1992) over sandy, rocky (Brichard 1978) or muddy habitats (Travers et al. 1986, Eccles 1992). Recorded to depths of up to 50 m (Poll 1953).
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Water pollution, habitat deterioration, and over-exploitation.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: None known.
Citation: Bigirimana, C. & Vreven, E. 2006. Mastacembelus ellipsifer. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 November 2008.
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