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Malapterurus electricus (Gmelin, 1789)

Electric catfish
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Malapterurus electricus
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Niger country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the middle Niger (Ref. 44050, 57130).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ng.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Norris, S.M., 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Malapteruridae (Electric catfishes)
Etymology: Malapterurus: Greek, mala = a lot of + Greek, pteron = fin + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335);  electricus: The electric discharging capacity of this electric catfish is described by the specific epithet (Ref. 44050).
  More on author: Gmelin.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

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