Mastacembelus moorii Boulenger, 1898
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Mastacembelus moorii is a species of fish in the family Mastacembelidae. It is endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is a secretive species hiding among rocks or in the sediment in the littoral zone. It grows to a total length of 44 centimetres (17 in). The specific name honours the leader of an expedition to Lake Tanganyika, the biologist John Edmund Sharrock Moore (1870-1947).
Wikipedia contributors, Mastacembelus moorii; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:08:22.329282+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Mastacembelus moorii Boulenger, 1898
- Name authority
- Boulenger, 1898
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Synbranchiformes
- Family
- Mastacembelidae
- Genus
- Mastacembelus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderSynbranchiformes
- suborderMastacembeloidei
- familyMastacembelidae Swainson, 1839
- genusMastacembelus Scopoli, 1777
- speciesMastacembelus moorii Boulenger, 1898
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Mastacembelus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Mastacembelus apectoralis Brown, Britz, Bills, Rüber & Day, 2011 | MastacembelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mastacembelus armatus (Lacepède, 1800) | MastacembelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mastacembelus brachyrhinus Boulenger, 1899 | MastacembelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mastacembelus brichardi (Poll, 1958) | MastacembelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mastacembelus congicus Boulenger, 1896 | MastacembelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mastacembelus crassus Roberts & Stewart, 1976 | MastacembelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mastacembelus cunningtoni Boulenger, 1906 | MastacembelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mastacembelus dayi Boulenger, 1912 | MastacembelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mastacembelus decorsei Pellegrin, 1919 | MastacembelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mastacembelus frenatus Boulenger, 1901 | MastacembelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mastacembelus greshoffi Boulenger, 1901 | MastacembelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mastacembelus kakrimensis Vreven & Teugels, 2005 | MastacembelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Mastacembelus moorii nigrofasciatus David & Poll, 1937 David & Poll, 1937 | synonym |
| Afromastacembelus moorii (Boulenger, 1898) (Boulenger, 1898) | synonym |
| Aethiomastacembelus moori (Boulenger, 1898) (Boulenger, 1898) | synonym |
| Mastacembelus christyi Worthington & Ricardo, 1937 Worthington & Ricardo, 1937 | synonym |
| Caecomastacembelus moorii (Boulenger, 1898) (Boulenger, 1898) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Boulenger, G. A. (1898). Report on the fishes recently obtained by Mr. J. E. S. Moore in Lake Tanganyika. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1898 (pt 3): 494–497. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3YCKV. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.