Mastacembelus flavidus
– Least Concern
Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
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ANIMALIA
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Phylum:
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CHORDATA
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Class:
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ACTINOPTERYGII
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Order:
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SYNBRANCHIFORMES
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Family:
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MASTACEMBELIDAE
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Scientific Name:
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Mastacembelus flavidus
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Species Authority:
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Matthes, 1962
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Taxonomic Notes:
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Vreven (accepted) placed the African genera Caecomastacembelus and Aethiomastacembelus in synonymy with Mastacembelus.
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Assessment Information
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Red List Category & Criteria:
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LC ver 3.1 (2001)
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Year Assessed:
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2006
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Assessor/s:
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Bigirimana, C. & Vreven, E.
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Evaluator/s:
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Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme)
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Justification:
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Widespread throughout Lake Tanganyika. No major widespread threats identified.
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Geographic Range
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Range Description:
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Endemic to Lake Tanganyika.
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Range Map:
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Countries:
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Native:
Burundi; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Tanzania, United Republic of; Zambia
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Population
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Population:
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Mastacembelus flavidus was reported as very rare by Matthes (1962).
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Population Trend:
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Habitat and Ecology
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Habitat and Ecology:
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Found in the rocky littoral to depths of 1–6 m (Eccles 1992, Matthes 1962).
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System:
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Freshwater
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List of Habitats:
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| 5.5 | Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) |
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Threats
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Threats:
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Water pollution, habitat deterioration, and over-exploitation.
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List of Threats:
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| 1 | Habitat Loss/Degradation (human induced) (ongoing) |
| 3.1.1 | Harvesting (hunting/gathering) - Food - Subsistence use/local trade (ongoing) |
| 6.3.7 | Pollution (affecting habitat and/or species) - Water pollution - Sediment (ongoing) |
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Conservation Actions
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Conservation Actions:
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None known.
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List of Conservation Actions:
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| 3.9 | Research actions - Trends/Monitoring (needed) |
| 4.1 | Habitat and site-based actions - Maintenance/Conservation (needed) |
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Bibliography
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Bibliography:
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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.
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