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Mastacembelus liberiensis Boulenger, 1898

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Liberia country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Occurs in Farmington Lake (Ref. 13331), Mano, Loffa, St. Paul, St.John, Cess (Ref. 57415) and Du rivers (Ref. 13331).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/li.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Vreven, E.J., 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

利比里埃塞刺鳅, 利比里埃塞刺鰍, ... more

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);  liberiensis: Name from the Latin 'latus' (broad, wide) and the Latin 'cauda' (tail) referring to the shape of the tail (Ref. 55095).
  More on author: Boulenger.

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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