Mastacembelus reygeli Vreven & Snoeks 2009

Distinguished from its congeners in Lake Tanganyika by the following characters: short post-anal length 36.6-44.8% SL ( vs. 50.6-60.5 % SL in Mastacembelus ophidium and Mastacembelus polli); brown background color without or with only a limited and scattered dark brown reticulate pattern ( vs. yellow background color with a series of large, saddleshaped, dark brown spots on the dorso-lateral surface of head, body and tail region in Mastacembelus ellipsifer, Mastacembelus plagiostomus and Mastacembelus zebratus); higher number of dorsal spines 34-38 (vs.

Dorsal spines (total): 34 - 38; Dorsal soft rays (total): 54 - 70; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 56 - 71; Vertebrae: 78 - 83

Found among rocks at depths from 0 to 10 m (Ref. 82667).

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