Mastacembelus

Mastacembelus is a genus of many species of spiny eel fish from the family Mastacembelidae. They are native to Africa ( species) and Asia (c. 15 species). Most are found in rivers and associated systems (even in rapids), but there are also species in other freshwater habitats and a particularly rich radiation is found in the Lake Tanganyika basin with 15 species (14 endemic). A few species can even occur in brackish water.

Species

GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassTeleostei
OrderSynbranchiformes
FamilyMastacembelidae

Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater

Observations recorded8,116

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records: 308
With media: 3
Family: Mastacembelidae
Collections: RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, CUMV
Recorded in: Dr Congo, Gabon, India, Tanzania, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Zambia, Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The

iDigBio →

~6 min read

Encyclopedic overview

4 sections

Contents

Appearance
Taxonomy
Species
References

==Appearance== thumb|Several Mastacembelus armatus caught in the [[Tlawng river in India. This species is sometimes kept in aquariums, but also considered a good food fish and eaten in its native range]]

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mastacembelus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.