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Mastacembelus cryptacanthus Günther, 1867

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Cameroon country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Recorded from the Cross (Ref. 57415, 81678) to the lower Ntem river basin (Ref. 27896, 81678), including the Ndian, Wouri, Dibamba (Ref. 81678), Sanaga (Ref. 51193, 81678), Nyong, Lokoundje, Kribi/Kienke and Lobé (Ref. 81678). Also Ref. 6060.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cm.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Vreven, E.J., 2008
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > 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 Ecology

Freshwater; demersal.   Tropical; 24°C - 30°C (Ref. 12468)

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