Mastacembelus vanderwaali, Ocellated spiny eel

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Mastacembelus vanderwaali Skelton, 1976

Ocellated spiny eel
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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Synbranchiformes (Spiny eels) > Mastacembelidae (Spiny eels)
Etymology: Mastacembelus: Greek, mastax, -agos = bite + Greek, emballo = to throw oneself (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

; sötvatten bentopelagisk. Tropical

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

Africa: upper Zambezi (eastern Caprivi) (Ref. 6060) and Okavango (Ref. 13332).

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.1 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 6060)

Short description Morfologi | Morfometri

Ryggkotor: 82

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Occurs in rapids and fast flowing waters over rocky substrate (Ref. 6060).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Travers, R.A., G. Eynikel and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde, 1986. Mastacembelidae. p. 415-427. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 6060)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


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