FB-10096 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10096 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Synbranchiformes Mastacembelidae Mastacembelus Mastacembelus sanagali Thys van den Audenaerde, 1972 萨氏盲刺鳅 薩氏盲刺鰍 Aethiomastacembelus sanagali (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1972) Caecomastacembelus sanagali (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1972) 1994-05-09 2024-04-18 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) Hureau, J.-C.0 La base de données GICIM: Gestion informatisée des collections ichthyologiques du Muséum. p. 225-227. In Atlas Préliminaire des Poissons d'Eau Douce de France. Conseil Supérieur de la Pêche, Ministère de l'Environnement, CEMAGREF et Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris. (Ref. 4517) Travers, R.A., G. Eynikel and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde0 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) Anonymous0 Fish registrations within the museum database of the Vertebrate Section of the Royal Museum for Central Africa. MRAC, Tervuren, Belgium. (Ref. 12818) Travers, R.A.0 <i>Caecomastacembelus taiaensis</i> and <i>Aethiomastacembelus praensis</i>, two new species of mastacembelid spiny-eels from West Africa. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 2(4):331-340. (Ref. 26075) Wu, H.L., K.-T. Shao and C.F. Lai (eds.)0 Latin-Chinese dictionary of fishes names. The Sueichan Press, Taiwan. 1028 p. (Ref. 31517) Vivien, J.0 Faune du Cameroun. Guide des mammifères et poissons. GICAM et Ministère de la Coopération et du Développement, Yaoundé/Paris. 271 p. (Ref. 51193) Vreven, E.J.0 <i>Aethiomastacembelus shiloangoensis</i>, a new spiny-eel fron the Shiloango River basin, Africa (Synbranchiformes: Mastacembelidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 15(2):97-104. (Ref. 52436) Vreven, E.J.0 Mastacembelidae (Teleostei; Synbranchiformes) subfamily division and African generic division: an evaluation. J. Nat. Hist. 39(4):351-370. (Ref. 56254) Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences0 Chinese aquatic germplasm resources database. http://zzzy.fishinfo.cn (Ref. 58108) Vreven, E.J.0 Mastacembelidae. p. 548-570. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G. Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa. Volume II. Collection Faune et Flore tropicales 42. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, and Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium. 603 pp. (Ref. 81678) Beolens, B., M. Grayson and M. Watkins0 Eponym dictionary of Fishes. Dunbeath, Caithness (Scotland, UK): Whittles Publishing Limited, 1300 p. (Ref. 128868) FB-GeneralDescr-10096 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-05-09 00:00:00 2024-04-18 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10096 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Occurs in slow streams with a sandy bottom (Ref. 6060). Maximum reported total length 252 mm (Ref. 81678). 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) FB-DiagnosticDescr-10096 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2017-11-20 00:00:00 2017-11-20 19:16:18 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10096 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Diagnosis: head relatively long, 15.7-21.1% SL (mean 18.2%), decreasing with size; origin of first dorsal spine situated before posterior edge of pectoral fin, (-9.5)-(-0.5)% SL [mean (-6.3%)]; body relatively deep, 7.8-9.6% SL (mean 8.7%); distance from tip of snout to last externally visible dorsal spine 49.0-56.2% SL (mean 52.1%), decreasing with size; origin of soft dorsal fin clearly anterior to origin of soft anal fin; lower jaw length 21.3-26.9% HL (mean 23.9%), increasing with size; distance from gill opening to dorsal pectoral fin base relatively short, 4.3-9.6% HL (mean 6.9%); 23+1 to 25+1 (median 25+1) dorsal spines (Ref. 81678).Description: 2-4 preopercular spines (median 2); 1 preorbital spine; preanal length 47.7-52.0% SL (mean 50.5%), decreasing with size; preanal length larger than postanal in small specimens becoming equal in length and even smaller in larger-sized specimens; postanal length 46.6-51.2% SL (mean 48.5%), increasing with size; distance from anterior border of snout to last externally visible dorsal spine shorter than distance from anterior border of snout to last externally visible anal spine; distance from anterior border of snout to last externally visible anal spine 53.4-59.6% SL (mean 56.4%), decreasing with size; 97 mean soft rays in dorsal fin, 87 in anal fin; difference between number of soft dorsal fin rays and number of soft anal fin rays (+1)-(+17) (mean +11); 11-13 caudal fin rays (mean 12); 5-7 predorsal vertebrae (mean 6); 32-33 abdominal vertebrae (mean 33); (+1)-(+4) in-between vertebrae (mean +2); 54-57 caudal vertebrae (mean 56), 88 mean total vertebrae (Ref. 81678).Coloration: Preserved specimens: overall colour uniformly light brown; dorsal mid-line with a series of dark brown spots extending along dorsal, caudal and anal fin bases; dark brown lateral band originating at base of rostral appendage and continuing posteriorly on sides of body and tail as a series of large X-shaped blotches forming some more O-shaped blotches and a dark brown network on tail; lips, ventral surface of head and belly yellowish white with some dark brown bands or markings on belly; general colour of dorsal, caudal and anal fins whitish sometimes with a second, more or less continuous, ill-defined, dark brown band close to outer margin of unpaired fins; margin of unpaired fins whitish; pectoral fins whitish with or without some dark brown to black spots; unpaired fins darker in large specimens; colour pattern relatively variable (Ref. 81678). In life: palest parts of pectoral fins and anal fin vivid yellow or yellowish; overall colour of ventral surfaceof head, body and tail light brown (Ref. 81678). Vreven, E.J. 2008 Mastacembelidae. p. 548-570. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G. Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa. Volume II. Collection Faune et Flore tropicales 42. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, and Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium. 603 pp. (Ref. 81678) FB-Morphology-10096 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2017-11-20 00:00:00 2017-11-20 19:16:18 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10096 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Dorsal spines (total): 24 - 26; Dorsal soft rays (total): 89 - 103; Analsoft rays: 80 - 93; Vertebrae: 86 - 90 Vreven, E.J. 2008 Mastacembelidae. p. 548-570. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G. Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa. Volume II. Collection Faune et Flore tropicales 42. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, and Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium. 603 pp. (Ref. 81678) FB-Distribution-10096 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-05-09 00:00:00 2017-11-20 18:44:54 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10096 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Africa: endemic to the Sanaga River basin in Cameroon (Ref. 6060, 81678). 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) FB-Size-10096 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-05-09 00:00:00 2024-04-18 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10096 24.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 81678)) Vreven, E.J. 2008 Mastacembelidae. p. 548-570. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G. Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa. Volume II. Collection Faune et Flore tropicales 42. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, and Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium. 603 pp. (Ref. 81678) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-10096 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-05-09 00:00:00 2024-04-18 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10096 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size benthopelagic; freshwater