Mastacembelus flavidus

Mastacembelus flavidus is a species of fish in the family Mastacembelidae. It is endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia.[1] It is found among rocks in shallow, coastal waters to a depth of 6 m (20 ft).[1]

Mastacembelus flavidus

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Synbranchiformes
Family: Mastacembelidae
Genus: Mastacembelus
Species:
M. flavidus
Binomial name
Mastacembelus flavidus
Matthes, 1962
Synonyms[2]
  • Aethiomastacembelus flavidus (Matthes, 1962)
  • Afromastacembelus flavidus (Matthes, 1962)

References
  1. Bigirimana, C. & Vreven, E. (2006). "Mastacembelus flavidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60390A12349280. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60390A12349280.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Mastacembelus flavidus" in FishBase. August 2019 version.


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