| Family: |
Mastacembelidae (Spiny eels) |
| Max. size: |
33.3 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Africa: Lower Congo River (Ref. 84205), Pool Malebo (Ref. 41585), middle Congo River (Ref. 41591), Lukenie basin (Ref. 127185) and Lake Tumba (Ref. 41580) in Democratic Republic of the Congo. |
| Diagnosis: |
Vertebrae: 95-95 |
| Biology: |
Occurs over rocky bottoms in rivers and lakes, also in rapids (Ref. 6060). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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