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| Scientific Name | Trematocara macrostoma Poll, 1952 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Coast of Moba, Lake Tanganyika. |
| Synonym(s) | Telotrematocara macrostoma |
| Pronunciation | mak row stow mah |
| Etymology | macrostoma: from the Greek makros, meaning long (often mistakenly used to mean big) and stoma, meaning mouth; in reference to the size of the mouth. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 95mm or 3.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: Endemic to the southern half of Lake Tanganyika. African Waters, Western Rift Valley Lakes, Tanganyika, Southern Lake Tanganyika (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2006. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique v. 28 (no. 49), pp 3, Figs. 1-2 |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.42.598.3672 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:43 (species record created: 2011 May 01 12:51) |