Malawi spinyeel

Malawi spinyeel
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Synbranchiformes
Family:	Mastacembelidae
Genus:	Mastacembelus
Species:	M. shiranus
Binomial name
Mastacembelus shiranus (Günther, 1896)
Synonyms
Mastacembelus shiranus Günther, 1896

The Malawi spinyeel (Mastacembelus shiranus) is a species of fish in the Mastacembelidae family. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes.

References

• Kazembe, J. & Vreven, E. 2005. Mastacembelus shiranus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.