Redescription of Mastacembelus ophidium Gnther, 1893 (Synbranchiformes: Mastacembelidae) and description of a new spiny eel from Lake Tanganyika
Author: E. J. Vreven
Journal of Natural History, Volume 39, Issue 18 2005 , pages 1539 - 1560
Abstract
A detailed morphometric study was undertaken of collections of the Lake Tanganyika endemic Mastacembelus ophidium. On each specimen 27 measurements and 12 meristics were taken. Within the specimens previously identified as M. ophidium a new species was discovered. A redescription of M. ophidium and a description of the new species are provided.
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