Author: Sauvage, 1879
Remark: The species <i>Mastacembelus goro</i> Boulenger, 1902 is considered valid in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. May 2011: Ref. 86870).  It is treated here a synonym of <i>Mastacembelus niger</i> Sauvage, 1879 following the recent work of Vreven (2008: 81678).
Comments: Occurs in shallow  waters (Ref. 6060). Maximum reported total length 387 mm (Ref. 81678).