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Mastacembelus shiranus Günther, 1896

Malawi spinyeel
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Malawi country information

Common names: Nkunga
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Collection sites and abundance: Liwonde: Kamuzu Barrage (fairly common), Masuala (fairly common), North Matope (fairly common), Matope (present) (Ref. 37112). Has been exported sporadically (Ref. 5595).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mi.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://isp.msu.edu/AfricanStudies/Plea/mfri.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Travers, R.A., G. Eynikel and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde, 1986
National Database:

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Classification / Names ชื่อสามัญ | ชื่อพ้อง | Catalog of Fishes(สกุล, ชนิด) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Synbranchiformes (Spiny eels) > Mastacembelidae (Spiny eels)
Etymology: Mastacembelus: Greek, mastax, -agos = bite + Greek, emballo = to throw oneself (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Günther.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range นิเวศวิทยา

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