Mastacembelus tanganicae

Mastacembelus tanganicae is a species of fish in the family Mastacembelidae. It is endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it occurs in shallow areas with a rocky substrate.[2]

Mastacembelus tanganicae

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Synbranchiformes
Family: Mastacembelidae
Genus: Mastacembelus
Species:
M. tanganicae
Binomial name
Mastacembelus tanganicae
Günther, 1893
Synonyms[2]
  • Afromastacembelus tanganicae (Günther, 1894)
  • Caecomastacembelus tanganicae (Günther, 1894)

References
  1. Bigirimana, C. & Vreven, E. (2006). "Mastacembelus tanganicae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60395A12350343. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60395A12350343.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Mastacembelus tanganicae" in FishBase. August 2019 version.


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