FB-61980 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61980 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Characiformes Stevardiidae Creagrutus Creagrutus tuyuka Vari & Lima, 2003 Aethiomastacembelus shiloangoensis Vreven, 2004 2004-11-23 2021-09-16 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) Vreven, E.J.0 Aethiomastacembelus shiloangoensis, a new spiny-eel fron the Shiloango River basin, Africa (Synbranchiformes: Mastacembelidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 15(2):97-104. (Ref. 52436) Vreven, E.J.0 Mastacembelidae (Teleostei; Synbranchiformes) subfamily division and African generic division: an evaluation. J. Nat. Hist. 39(4):351-370. (Ref. 56254) Vreven, E.J.0 Mastacembelidae. p. 548-570. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G. Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa. Volume II. Collection Faune et Flore tropicales 42. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, and Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium. 603 pp. (Ref. 81678) Skelton, P.H.0 Chapter 11. The freshwater fishes of Angola. p. 207-242. In B.J. Huntley, V. Russo, F. Lages and N. Ferrand (eds.) Biodiversity of Angola. Science & conservation: a modern synthesis. Springer Nature Switzerland AG, Cham, Switzerland. 549 p. (Ref. 120641) FB-GeneralDescr-61986 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2004-11-24 00:00:00 2024-03-26 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61986 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Occurs in streams (Ref. 52436). Maximum reported total length 151 mm (Ref. 81678). Vreven, E.J. 2004 Aethiomastacembelus shiloangoensis, a new spiny-eel fron the Shiloango River basin, Africa (Synbranchiformes: Mastacembelidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 15(2):97-104. (Ref. 52436) FB-DiagnosticDescr-61986 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2004-11-24 00:00:00 2017-11-20 19:28:32 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61986 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Diagnosis: head length 14.2-14.9% SL (mean 14.6%), decreasing with size (Ref. 81678). Origin of first dorsal spine situated behind posterior edge of pectoral fin, 2.5-9.9% SL (mean 5.3%)(Ref. 52436, 81678). Body depth 6.7% SL; distance from tip of snout to last externally visible dorsal spine 50.5-51.6% SL (mean 51.2%), decreasing with size (Ref. 81678). Origin of soft dorsal fin clearly anterior to origin of soft anal fin (Ref. 52436, 81678). Lower jaw length 21.3-26.9% HL (mean 23.9%), increasing with size; distance from gill opening to dorsal pectoral fin base 4.3-9.6% HL (Ref. 81678). 24+1 to 26+1 (median 25+1) dorsal spines; no preorbital spines; no preopercular spines (Ref. 52436, 81678). Color pattern characterized by a series of mediodorsally situated dark brown to black spots on body, tail and proximal parts of dorsal and anal fins (Ref. 52436).Description: snout blunt; posterior angle of lips below posterior nare; upper corner of gill opening slightly anterior to dorsal point of pectoral fin base, both points clearly anterior to ventral point of pectoral fin base; gill slit open; upper corner of gill opening situated about opposite or halfway above mid-base of pectoral fin; lateral line continuous from head up to about 1/3 of distance between head and anus, discontinuous further posteriorly; rostral appendage short (Ref. 52436). Preanal length negatively allometric, postanal length positively allometric, about equal in small specimens ( Vreven, E.J. 2004 Aethiomastacembelus shiloangoensis, a new spiny-eel fron the Shiloango River basin, Africa (Synbranchiformes: Mastacembelidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 15(2):97-104. (Ref. 52436) FB-Morphology-61986 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2004-11-24 00:00:00 2017-11-20 19:28:32 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61986 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Dorsal spines (total): 25 - 27; Dorsal soft rays (total): 72 - 85; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 66 - 79; Vertebrae: 86 - 88 Vreven, E.J. 2004 Aethiomastacembelus shiloangoensis, a new spiny-eel fron the Shiloango River basin, Africa (Synbranchiformes: Mastacembelidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 15(2):97-104. (Ref. 52436) FB-Distribution-61986 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2004-11-24 00:00:00 2019-09-02 20:33:16 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61986 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Africa: endemic to the Chiloango River basin in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 52436, 81678) and Angola (Ref. 120641). Vreven, E.J. 2004 Aethiomastacembelus shiloangoensis, a new spiny-eel fron the Shiloango River basin, Africa (Synbranchiformes: Mastacembelidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 15(2):97-104. (Ref. 52436) FB-TrophicStrategy-61986 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Grace Tolentino Pablico 2005-02-01 00:00:00 2005-02-01 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public shiloangoensis http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses Occurs in streams (Ref. 52436). Vreven, E.J. 2004 Aethiomastacembelus shiloangoensis, a new spiny-eel fron the Shiloango River basin, Africa (Synbranchiformes: Mastacembelidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 15(2):97-104. (Ref. 52436) FB-Size-61986 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2004-11-24 00:00:00 2024-03-26 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61986 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Migration 14.4 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 52436)) Vreven, E.J. 2004 Aethiomastacembelus shiloangoensis, a new spiny-eel fron the Shiloango River basin, Africa (Synbranchiformes: Mastacembelidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 15(2):97-104. (Ref. 52436) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-61986 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2004-11-24 00:00:00 2024-03-26 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61986 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats benthopelagic; freshwater