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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Largely restricted to the Komati system but also found in the rivers of the Mlawula Nature Reserve and the Ngwavuma. Its migratory habit is inhibited by dam weirs but not restricted. There is no evidence of a contraction of its range (Ref. 13406).
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Main Ref: Skelton, P.H., 1993
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Anguille du Mozambique, 莫桑比克鳗鲡, Anguille du Mozambique, ... more

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> Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Anguillidae (Freshwater eels)
Etymology: Anguilla: Latin, anguilla, .-ae = eel (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Peters.

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

seewasser; süßwasser; brackwasser demersal; katadrom (Ref. 51243). Tropical; 25°N - 35°S

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Western Indian Ocean: east coast rivers of Africa from Kenya south to Cape Agulhas, also in Madagascar and other western Indian Ocean islands (Ref. 7248, 52193). Reported from New Caledonia (Ref. 11889).

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 150 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 3506); 120.0 cm SL (female); max. veröff. Gewicht: 5.7 kg (Ref. 52193); max. veröff. Gewicht: 5.7 kg; max. veröff. Alter: 20 Jahre (Ref. 48660)

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Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 0; Afterflossenstacheln: 0.

Migratory species, which breeds in the ocean (Ref. 52331). Inhabits both quiet and fast flowing water (Ref. 13337). Elvers ascend rivers mainly at night and overcome waterfalls and walls of dams with great determination. Adults usually sedentary. Females can attain 120 cm SL and are generally longer and heavier than males (Ref. 48660). Carnivorous, eats dead or living prey but especially fish and crabs. After feeding in fresh water for ten years or more, adults assume a silver breeding dress, the eyes become enlarged and they return to sea to breed. Considered to breed east of Madagascar, but thought to move south of that island on its way to the Mozambique coast and South African rivers (Ref. 13337). Flesh fatty but highly esteemed as smoked or jellied eel (Ref. 5214). Caught with various types of nets (Ref. 4967).

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Castle, P.H.J., 1984. Anguillidae. p. 34-37. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 1. (Ref. 3506)

IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)

Gefährdung zunehmend (NT) (A2bcde); Date assessed: 08 November 2018

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Bedrohung für Menschen

Harmless

Nutzung durch Menschen

Fischereien: kommerziell; Aquakultur: kommerziell; Sportfisch: ja

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 19.6 - 27.5, mean 26.4 (based on 98 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00089 (0.00051 - 0.00156), b=3.20 (3.05 - 3.35), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.3 ±0.55 se; based on food items.

Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref. 120179): sehr niedrig, Verdopplung der Population dauert mehr als 14 Jahre. (K=0.04).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Very high vulnerability (81 of 100).

Preiskategorie (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Anguilla mossambica (Peters, 1852)