Mastacembelidae

Mastacembelus flavidus

Mastacembelus flavidus

sinking into shallow rocky crevices

• Tropical
• Local endemic species
• Single-lake endemic
• Freshwater fish
• Africa
• Anguilliform
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Mastacembelus flavidus is a species of fish in the family Mastacembelidae. It is endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. It is found among rocks in shallow, coastal waters to a depth of 6 m (20 ft).