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Mastacembelus ellipsiferMastacembelus ellipsifer
Synonyms: Aethiomastacembelus ellipsifer; Afromastacembelus ellipsifer; Caecomastacembelus ellipsifer (homotypic)
Language: Mandarin Chinese
Mastacembelus ellipsifer, the Tanganyikan spiny eel, is a species of spiny eel. It is endemic to Lake Tanganyika and can be kept in captivity. |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via
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