Mastacembelus frenatus Boulenger, 1901 Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Colour pattern : Seegers, 1996 .
  • Common names : Langstert-stekelpaling, Langstertstekelpaling (Afrikaans) / Muchili (Bemba: Zambia), Langhalet snabelal (Danish) / East african spiny eel, Longtail spiny eel, Longtail spinyeel, Shorttail spiny eel, Spiny eel (English) / Idaaafrika kärsskala (Estonian) / Ohjaspuikkokala (Finnish) / Zügel-Stachelaal (German) / Okunga (Luo: Kenya) / Umukungwe [Rwanda (Kinyarwanda): Rwanda] .
  • Current distribution known : Lakes Victoria and Tanganyika and their associated catchment basins to the Upper Zambezi and Okavango Rivers .
  • Distribution_references : De Vos, 1991 | Marshall, 2011 | Okeyo, 1998 | Okeyo, 2003b | Seegers, 1996 | Skelton, 1993 | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Food habits / trophic level : feeds on aquatic insect larvae .
  • Food habits / trophic level_references : De Vos, 1991 | Marshall, 2011 | Seegers, 1996 | Skelton, 1993 | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Genetics : Kanu et al., 2022 .
  • Habitat / home range : rivers and lakes particularly in swamps and shallow coastal waters .
  • Habitat_references : Marshall, 2011 | Seegers, 1996 | Skelton, 1993 | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Morphology / anatomy : De Vos, 1991 | Marshall, 2011 | Seegers, 1996 | Skelton, 1993 | Skelton, 2001 | Travers, 1984 a | Travers, 1984 b | Vreven, 2005a .
  • Phylogeny : Kanu et al., 2022 .
  • Reproduction : breeds during flood season, in inundated areas. Eggs yellow and large, probably spawned among water weeds .
  • Reproduction_references : De Vos, 1991 | Seegers, 1996 .
  • Size : 400 mm SL .
  • Types :
    • Mastacembelus frenatus Boulenger, 1901 a: 5. Type locality: "The north end of Lake Tanganyika". Holotype BMNH n° 1906.9.6: 161.
    • Mastacembelus mellandi Boulenger, 1914 c: 386. Type locality: "The Solwezi River, a tributary of the Chifulowa River, flowing into the Zambesi near the dividing range between the Zambesi and the Congo". Holotype BMNH n° 1914.9.21: 13.
    • Mastacembelus moeruensis Boulenger, 1914 d: 446. Type locality: "Lac Moero". Holotype MRAC n° 14.188.
    • Mastacembelus mutombotombo Pellegrin, 1936 b: 46. Type locality: "Cubango près Vila de Ponte". Holotype MNHN n° 1936-157.
    • Mastacembelus stappersii Boulenger, 1914 d: 446. Type locality: "Lac Moero et rivières du Katanga (Lubumbashi et Luapula)". Holotype MRAC n° 11.706; paratypes MRAC n° 11.854-11.855 (2).
    • Mastacembelus taeniatus Boulenger, 1901 a: 6. Type locality: "The North end of Lake Tanganyika". Holotype BMNH n° 1906.9.6: 162.
    • Mastacembelus thompsoni Boulenger, 1917 c: 578. Type locality: "Sesheke, N. Rhodesia". Holotype SAM n° 14.542| Gilchrist & Thompson, 1917 b: 579| Jackson, 1961 b: 131| Jubb, 1963 c: 16 (synonymy with Mastacembelus mellandi)| Skelton, 1976 a: 111 (synonymy with Mastacembelus frenatus).
    • Mastacembelus victoriae Boulenger, 1903 b: 218. Type locality: "Victoria Nyanza". Holotype BMNH n° 1903.12.2: 6.
  • Zoological_nomenclature / taxonomic information : Vreven, 2005a .