Mastacembelus micropectus

Mastacembelus micropectus is a species of fish in the family Mastacembelidae. It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Mastacembelus micropectus

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

References
  1. Bigirimana, C. & Vreven, E. (2006). "Mastacembelus micropectus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60391A12349425. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60391A12349425.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Mastacembelus micropectus" in FishBase. August 2019 version.


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