Biology:Mastacembelus ophidium
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Short description: Species of fish
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Synbranchiformes |
| Family: | Mastacembelidae |
| Genus: | Mastacembelus |
| Species: | M. ophidium
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| Binomial name | |
| Mastacembelus ophidium Günther, 1893
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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]
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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/60392/12349876. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Mastacembelus ophidium" in FishBase. August 2019 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q1946115 entry
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