Mastacembelus albomaculatus
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
ACTINOPTERYGII |
SYNBRANCHIFORMES |
MASTACEMBELIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Mastacembelus albomaculatus |
| Species Authority: |
Poll, 1953 |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Vreven (accepted) placed the African genera Caecomastacembelus and Aethiomastacembelus in synonymy with Mastacembelus. |
Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Least Concern
ver 3.1
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| Year Assessed: |
2006 |
| Assessor/s |
Bigirimana, C. & Vreven, E. |
| Evaluator/s: |
Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme) |
Justification:
Widespread species, distributed throughout Lake Tanganika. No widespread major threats known.
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
Endemic to Lake Tanganyika.
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| Countries: |
Native:
Burundi; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Tanzania, United Republic of; Zambia
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Population
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| Population: |
According to Poll (1953) M. albomaculatus is quite common. Brichard (1978) on the contrary reported it as rare at Cap Chipimbi (Zambia). Brichard (1989) also referred to M. albomaculatus as rare in general. However, according to Kuwamura (1987) it is a common species at Myako (Tanzania).
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| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
Rocky zones in coastal waters. Nothing is known about their predatory behaviour or cycle of activity. Poll (1953) mentioned the rocky shores of the Lake up to a depth of 10 m as the habitat of M. albomaculatus. Subsequent authors suggest the following as suitable habitats: rocky shores (Brichard 1978) of the inshore waters (Travers et al. 1986, Coulter 1991, Eccles 1992) gravels, rubbles, boulders and rock (larger than 1 m diameter) (Kuwamura and Hori 1985); inshore rocky bottom or rock and sand intermingled or transitional (Kuwamura 1987). Mastacembelus albomaculatus was recorded from 5–15 m depth by Kuwamura and Hori (1985) and Kuwamura (1987).
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| Systems: |
Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): |
Water pollution, habitat deterioration, and over-exploitation.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
There are no conservation measures in place for this species.
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