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Malapteruridae (Electric catfishes)
Etymology: Malapterurus: Greek, mala = a lot of + Greek, pteron = fin + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Roberts.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Africa: known from coastal river basins in Sierra Leone (Ref. 34006).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 34006)
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Vertebrae: 38 - 43. Diagnosis: rather small, no specimen larger than 25 TL known (Ref. 78218). 38-43 (Ref. 78218) or 39-43 (Ref. 34006) vertebrae. Narrower head, mouth and oral tooth bands than M. electricus; body with moderately large scattered black spots; narrow pale bars on anterior part of caudal peduncle and caudal fin base; caudal and anal fins darkened centrally, with sharply defined pale margins; may attain 300 mm (Ref. 34006).
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Roberts, T.R., 2000. A review of the African electric catfish family Malapteruridae, with descriptions of new species. Occas. Pap. Ichthyol. 1:1-15. (Ref. 34006)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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