Mastacembelus ellipsifer Boulenger, 1899
photo by JJPhoto

Family:  Mastacembelidae (Spiny eels)
Max. size:  45 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Africa: endemic to Lake Tanganyika.
Diagnosis:  Vertebrae: 88-88
Biology:  Inhabits coastal waters with sandy, rocky or muddy bottom (Ref. 6060).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 31 January 2006 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


Source and more info: www.fishbase.org. For personal, classroom, and other internal use only. Not for publication.