Mastacembelus shiranus

Threats

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	SYNBRANCHIFORMES	MASTACEMBELIDAE

Scientific Name:

Species Authority:

(Günther, 1896)

Common Name/s:

English

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Malawi Spinyeel

Taxonomic Notes:

Vreven (accepted) placed the African genera Caecomastecembelus and Aethiomastacembelus in synonymy with Mastacembelus.

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Assessed:	2006
Assessor/s	Kazembe, J. & Vreven, E.
Evaluator/s:	Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme)
Justification: Endemic to Malawi, Lake Malombe and the Lower Shire River where it is widespread and has no known widespread major threats.

Range Description:	Endemic to Lake Malawi and its catchment, the upper and lower Shire and Lake Malombe.
Countries:	Native: Malawi; Mozambique; Tanzania, United Republic of

Population:	A common species.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology:	Mainly occurs in shallow water. Observed in rocky habitats but most individuals are caught in sandy areas. Also occurs among macrophytes in lower courses of rivers. Probably feeds on invertebrates and small fishes. This species has also been observed under the shelter of floating islands in Lake Malawi. These islands may assist in the dispersal of this species in the lake.
Systems:	Freshwater

Major Threat(s):	No information available.

Major Threat(s):

No information available.

Conservation Actions:	None known.

Conservation Actions:

None known.

Citation:	Kazembe, J. & Vreven, E. 2006. Mastacembelus shiranus. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 February 2010.
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