| Reference no. | Description | Year | Name Used | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34006 | Roberts, T.R., 2000. A review of the African electric catfish family Malapteruridae, with descriptions of new species. Occas. Pap. Ichthyol. 1:1-15. | 2000 | Malapterurus cavalliensis | 8 |
| 36656 | Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.), 2000. Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of November 2000. Catalog databases as made available to FishBase in November 2000. | 2000 | Malapterurus cavalliensis | --> |
| 58032 | Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628. | 2007 | Malapterurus cavalliensis | 301 |
| 78218 | Seegers, L., 2008. The catfishes of Africa: A handbook for identification and maintenance. Aqualog Verlag A.C.S. GmbH, Germany. 604 p. | 2008 | Malapterurus cavalliensis | 286;fig. |