Mastacembelus ophidium

Mastacembelus ophidium
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Synbranchiformes
Family:	Mastacembelidae
Genus:	Mastacembelus
Species:	M. ophidium
Binomial name
Mastacembelus ophidium Günther, 1893

Mastacembelus ophidium is a species of fish in the Mastacembelidae family. It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.

References

• Bigirimana, C. & Vreven, E. 2005. Mastacembelus ophidium. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.