Mastacembelus aviceps
Mastacembelus aviceps Roberts & Stewart, 1976


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Family:  Mastacembelidae (Spiny eels)
Max. size:  17.5 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  Africa: endemic to the lower Congo River rapids in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 6060, 42510, 84205).
Diagnosis:  Vertebrae: 63-63
Biology:  Found over rock, sand, or mud (Ref. 6060).
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 (D2) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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