Mastacembelus moorii

Mastacembelus moorii
Mastacembelus moorii
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Synbranchiformes
Family: Mastacembelidae
Genus: Mastacembelus
Species:
M. moorii
Binomial name
Mastacembelus moorii
Boulenger, 1898
Synonyms
  • Aethiomastacembelus moori (Boulenger, 1898)
  • Afromastacembelus moorii (Boulenger, 1898)
  • Caecomastacembelus moorii (Boulenger, 1898)
  • Mastacembelus moorii nigrofasciatus David & Poll, 1937
  • Mastacembelus christyi Worthington & Ricardo, 1937

Mastacembelus moorii is a species of fish in the family Mastacembelidae. It is endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is a secretive species hiding among rocks or in the sediment in the littoral zone. It grows to a total length of 44 centimetres (17 in). The specific name honours the leader of an expedition to Lake Tanganyika, the biologist John Edmund Sharrock Moore (1870-1947).

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