Mastacembelus ophidium

Mastacembelus ophidium
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Synbranchiformes
Family:	Mastacembelidae
Genus:	Mastacembelus
Species:	M. ophidium
Binomial name
	Mastacembelus ophidium; Günther, 1893
Synonyms
	Afromastacembelus ophidium (Günther, 1894); Caecomastacembelus ophidium (Günther, 1894);

Mastacembelus ophidium is a species of fish in the family Mastacembelidae. It is endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is a secretive fish hiding in the sedimenst or between rocks on sandy shores.^[2]

References

^ Bigirimana, C.; Vreven, E. (2006). "Mastacembelus ophidium". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60392A12349876. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60392A12349876.en. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
^ ^a ^b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Mastacembelus ophidium" in FishBase. August 2019 version.

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[iucn-1] Bigirimana, C.; Vreven, E. (2006). "Mastacembelus ophidium". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60392A12349876. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60392A12349876.en. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)

[Fishbase-2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Mastacembelus ophidium" in FishBase. August 2019 version.

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