Mastacembelus plagiostomus

Mastacembelus plagiostomus is a species of fish in the family Mastacembelidae. It is found in shallow waters with rock substrates and is endemic to Lake Tanganyika. It grows to 30 centimetres (12 in) standard length.[2]

Mastacembelus plagiostomus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Synbranchiformes
Family: Mastacembelidae
Genus: Mastacembelus
Species:
M. plagiostomus
Binomial name
Mastacembelus plagiostomus
Matthes, 1962
Synonyms[2]
  • Afromastacembelus plagiostomus (Matthes, 1962)
  • Caecomastacembelus plagiostomus (Matthes, 1962)

References edit

  1. ^ Bigirimana, C.; Vreven, E. (2006). "Mastacembelus plagiostomus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60393A12350029. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60393A12350029.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Mastacembelus plagiostomus" in FishBase. August 2019 version.