''Mastacembelus tanganicae'' is a species of
fish in the family
Mastacembelidae
The Mastacembelidae are a family of fishes, known as the spiny eels. The Mastacembelids are part of the Order Synbranchiformes, the swamp eels, which are part of the Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes).
In an evaluation of the family in 2004, the ...
. It is
endemic to
Lake Tanganyika
Lake Tanganyika () is an African Great Lake. It is the second-oldest freshwater lake in the world, the second-largest by volume, and the second-deepest, in all cases after Lake Baikal in Siberia. It is the world's longest freshwater lake. ...
where it occurs in shallow areas with a rocky substrate.
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References
tanganicae
Fish of Lake Tanganyika
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Fish described in 1893
Taxa named by Albert Günther
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