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Scientific Name	**Mastacembelus plagiostomus** Matthes, 1962
Common Name	Geringelter Tanganjikasee Stachelaal (Germany)
Type Locality	Mulongwe (Uvira), Lake Tanganyika.
Synonym(s)	Afromastacembelus plagiostomus, Caecomastacembelus plagiostomus
Species Information
Size	300mm or 11.8" 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	Feeds on a variety of carnivore items, such as fry, eggs from spawning fish, insect larvae and other small aquatic creatures. Can be difficult to wean off live or frozen food. Home made "shrimp-mix" is often accepted. Typically a nocturnal feeder, but can often learn to feed when lights are on. User data.
Furniture	Occurs in shallow waters with a rocky bottom.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Annales, Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Série in 8o, Sciences Zoologiques No. 111, pp 66, Pl. 4 (fig. c).
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 13:06 (species record created: 2013 Sep 06 14:56)