Mastacembelus platysoma

(Mastacembelus platysoma)

Description

Mastacembelus platysoma is a species of fish, a spiny eel in the Mastacembelidae family. It is found in Lake Tanganyika which is bordered by Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania and Zambia. The IUCN has listed it as being of "Least Concern".

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Synbranchiformes
Family:Mastacembelidae
Genus:Mastacembelus
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