No image available for this species; drawing shows typical species in Mastacembelidae.
Burundi country information
Common names:
[No common name]
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
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Uses:
live export: yes;
Comments:
Type locality of holotype of Mastacembelus reygeli: 'zone entre le lieu dit "La chute" à 1 km au sud de Rutungu jusqu'à Magera, lac Tanganika (Burundi)' (Ref. 82667). Known from Lake Tanganyika (Ref. 82667).
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/by.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Vreven, E.J. and J. Snoeks, 2009
National Database:
Teleostei (teleosts) > Synbranchiformes (Spiny eels) > Mastacembelidae (Spiny eels)
Etymology: Mastacembelus:Greek, mastax, -agos = bite + Greek, emballo = to throw oneself (Ref. 45335); reygeli:Named for Alain Reygel, artist at the MRAC in Tervuren in appreciation for his numerous beautiful drawings of African fishes..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 10 m (Ref. 82667). Tropical
Distribution
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