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| Scientific Name | Mastacembelus moorii Boulenger, 1898 |
| Common Name | Tanganjikasee-Stachelaal (Germany) |
| Type Locality | Mbity Rocks, Lake Tanganyika. |
| Synonym(s) | Aethiomastacembelus moori, Afromastacembelus moorii, Caecomastacembelus moorii, Mastacembelus christyi, Mastacembelus moorii nigrofasciatus |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 440mm or 17.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: endemic to Lake Tanganyika. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2006. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | A piscivore - it will eat fish that fits in its mouth. User data. |
| Furniture | A very secretive fish which hides between rocks or in the sediments. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1898 (pt 3), pp 496. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| 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:21.116.969.5556 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:06 (species record created: 2013 Sep 07 17:39) |