Mastacembelus moorii Boulenger, 1898
photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Family:  Mastacembelidae (Spiny eels)
Max. size:  44 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater; pH range: 7.30000019073486 - 8; dH range: 20 - 35
Distribution:  Africa: endemic to Lake Tanganyika.
Diagnosis:  Vertebrae: 96-96
Biology:  Inhabits littoral zone. A very secretive fish which hides between rocks or in the sediments (Ref. 4967). Piscivore (Ref. 52177).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 31 January 2006 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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