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| Scientific Name | Mastacembelus shiranus Günther, 1896 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Upper Shiré River, central Africa. |
| Synonym(s) | Aethiomastacembelus shiranus, Afromastacembelus shiranus |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 260mm or 10.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: Endemic to Lake Malawi and lower course of inflowing rivers. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| 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. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 17 (no. 101) (art. 57), pp 397. |
| 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:21.116.969.6458 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:06 (species record created: 2015 May 27 13:34) |