Issue
The species Mastacembelus goro Boulenger, 1902 is considered valid in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. May 2011: Ref. 86870). It is treated here a synonym of Mastacembelus niger Sauvage, 1879 following the recent work of Vreven (2008: 81678).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
; zoet water demersaal. Tropical
Africa: Mbonge River basin in Cameroon to the Shiloango River basin in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 81678). Also present in the Congo River basin (Ref. 81678) from the Kinsuka rapids and Pool Malebo (Ref. 41585) up to the Wagenia Falls (Ref. 106245). Reports of Mastacembelus flavomarginatus from the rivers Konkouré (Ref. 3009) and Sassandra (Ref. 3057) are misidentifications of respectively Mastacembelus kakrimensis (Ref. 55095) and Mastacembelus praensis (Ref. 57415).
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 37.5 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 81678)
Wervels: 89 - 98. Diagnosis: distance from tip of snout to last externally visible dorsal spine 49.5-67.6% SL (mean 60.5%), decreasing with size; postanal length 38.5-53.4% SL (mean 44.7%), increasing with size; distance from tip of snout to last externally visible anal spine 49.2-67.0% SL (mean 59.1%), decreasing with size; distance from posterior edge of pectoral fin to anterior origin of first dorsal spine, 19.4-86.4% HL (mean 52.4%); gill opening small, its distance to dorsal pectoral fin base relatively long, 8.3-14.9% HL (mean 11.5%); 24+1 up to 33+1 (median 30+1) dorsal spines; origin of soft dorsal fin slightly anterior or posterior to origin of soft anal fin (Ref. 81678).
Occurs in shallow waters (Ref. 6060). Maximum reported total length 387 mm (Ref. 81678).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturities | Voortplanting | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven
Travers, R.A., G. Eynikel and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde, 1986. Mastacembelidae. p. 415-427. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 6060)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)
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Estimates based on models
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00257 (0.00122 - 0.00544), b=2.97 (2.79 - 3.15), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.9 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 320 [172, 823] mg/100g; Iron = 2.77 [1.21, 5.86] mg/100g; Protein = 17.6 [15.8, 19.3] %; Omega3 = 0.272 [0.114, 0.636] g/100g; Selenium = 26.1 [7.4, 97.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 45.3 [15.9, 125.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.56 [0.83, 3.10] mg/100g (wet weight);
