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| Scientific Name | Mastacembelus plagiostomus Matthes, 1962 |
| Common Name | Geringelter Tanganjikasee Stachelaal (Germany) |
| Type Locality | Mulongwe (Uvira), Lake Tanganyika. |
| 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. |
| 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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| Last Update | 2015 Jun 06 02:50 (species record created: 2013 Sep 06 14:56) |