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Mastacembelidae (Spiny eels)
Etymology: Mastacembelus: Greek, mastax, -agos = bite + Greek, emballo = to throw oneself (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Africa: lower Congo River (Ref. 84205), Pool Malebo and Wagenia Falls in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 26083). Also recorded from Bangui fish market in Central African Republic (Ref. 26083).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 35.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 84205)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Vreven, E.J. and G.G. Teugels, 1997. Aethiomastacembelus traversi, a new spiny-eel from Zaïre River basin, Africa (Synbranchiformes: Mastacembelidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 8(1):81-87. (Ref. 26083)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Tools
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