Mastacembelus micropectus

Mastacembelus micropectus is a species of fish in the family Mastacembelidae. It is endemic to Lake Tanganyika. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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

References
  1. Bigirimana, C. & Vreven, E. (2006). "Mastacembelus micropectus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60391A12349425. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60391A12349425.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Mastacembelus micropectus" in FishBase. August 2019 version.


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