Mastacembelus ophidium

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 sediment or between rocks on sandy shores.[2]

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

References
  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. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Mastacembelus ophidium" in FishBase. August 2019 version.
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