dcsimg

Morphology

provided by Fishbase
Vertebrae: 96
license
cc-by-nc
copyright
FishBase
Recorder
Gert Boden
original
visit source
partner site
Fishbase

Trophic Strategy

provided by Fishbase
Inhabits littoral zone. A very secretive fish which hides between rocks or in the sediments (Ref. 4967). Piscivore (Ref. 52177).
license
cc-by-nc
copyright
FishBase
Recorder
Grace Tolentino Pablico
original
visit source
partner site
Fishbase

Biology

provided by Fishbase
Inhabits littoral zone. A very secretive fish which hides between rocks or in the sediments (Ref. 4967). Piscivore (Ref. 52177).
license
cc-by-nc
copyright
FishBase
Recorder
Pascualita Sa-a
original
visit source
partner site
Fishbase

Importance

provided by Fishbase
fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: potential
license
cc-by-nc
copyright
FishBase
Recorder
Pascualita Sa-a
original
visit source
partner site
Fishbase

Mastacembelus moorii

provided by wikipedia EN

Mastacembelus moorii is a species of fish in the family Mastacembelidae. It is endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is a secretive species hiding among rocks or in the sediment in the littoral zone. It grows to a total length of 44 centimetres (17 in).[2] The specific name honours the leader of an expedition to Lake Tanganyika, the biologist John Edmund Sharrock Moore (1870-1947).[3]

References

  1. ^ Ntakimazi, G.; Vreven, E. (2006). "Mastacembelus moorii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T61270A12456238. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61270A12456238.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Mastacembelus moorii" in FishBase. August 2019 version.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (17 June 2019). "Order SYNBRANCHIFORMES: Families SYNBRANCHIDAE, CHAUDHURIIDAE, MASTACEMBELIDAE and INDOSTOMIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
license
cc-by-sa-3.0
copyright
Wikipedia authors and editors
original
visit source
partner site
wikipedia EN

Mastacembelus moorii: Brief Summary

provided by wikipedia EN

Mastacembelus moorii is a species of fish in the family Mastacembelidae. It is endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is a secretive species hiding among rocks or in the sediment in the littoral zone. It grows to a total length of 44 centimetres (17 in). The specific name honours the leader of an expedition to Lake Tanganyika, the biologist John Edmund Sharrock Moore (1870-1947).

license
cc-by-sa-3.0
copyright
Wikipedia authors and editors
original
visit source
partner site
wikipedia EN