Malawi spinyeel

Malawi spinyeel
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Synbranchiformes
Family: Mastacembelidae
Genus: Mastacembelus
Species: M. shiranus
Binomial name
Mastacembelus shiranus
Günther, 1896
Synonyms

Aethiomastacembelus shiranus {Günther, 1896}
Afromastacembelus 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.

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