FB-59087 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59087 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Acropomatiformes Ostracoberycidae Ostracoberyx Ostracoberyx paxtoni Quéro & Ozouf-Costaz, 1991 Malapterurus electricus (non Gmelin, 1789) Malapterurus murrayi Norris, 2002 2002-03-19 2015-07-24 Roberts, T.R.0 A review of the African electric catfish family Malapteruridae, with descriptions of new species. Occas. Pap. Ichthyol. 1:1-15. (Ref. 34006) Anonymous0 Fish collection database of the National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian Institution). Smithsonian Institution-Division of Fishes. (Ref. 38732) Norris, S.M.0 A revision of the African electric catfishes, family Malapteruridae (Teleostei, Siluriformes), with erection of a new genus and descriptions of fourteen new species, and an annotated bibliography. Ann. Mus. R. Afr. Centr., Sci. Zool., 289:1-155. (Ref. 44050) Norris, S.M.0 Malapteruridae. p. 174-194 In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douce et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, Tome 2. Coll. Faune et Flore tropicales 40. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgique, Museum National d'Histoire Naturalle, Paris, France and Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France. 815 p. (Ref. 57130) Ferraris, C.J. Jr.0 Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628. (Ref. 58032) Seegers, L.0 The catfishes of Africa: A handbook for identification and maintenance. Aqualog Verlag A.C.S. GmbH, Germany. 604 p. (Ref. 78218) FAO-FIES0 Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en (accessed 08/06/2017). (Ref. 115257) FB-GeneralDescr-59094 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2002-03-19 00:00:00 2024-03-27 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59094 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Female reaches up to 20.4 SL; nothing reported on the biology or natural history of this species (Ref. 44050). 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) FB-DiagnosticDescr-59094 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2006-07-17 21:34:13 2015-02-27 18:10:13 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59094 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Diagnosis: tooth patches broad; pectoral fin placed ventrally; 9-11 anal-fin rays; 19 caudal-fin rays (ii-7-8-ii; rarely i-7-8-ii, total 18); 3-4 gill-rakers on upper part of first arch; dorsum and flank marked by large blotches (up to 5-6 times an eye diameter); caudal saddle and bar pattern well-developed; 20-22 caudal vertebrae (Ref. 44050). 41-43 (Ref. 34006) or 37-39 (Ref. 44050) total vertebrae. Differs from M. minjiriya in having fewer vertebrae and a much narrower head and mouth, and smaller oral tooth bands; differs from M. cavalliensis in having more vertebrae and much smaller tooth bands (Ref. 34006).Description: body and head depressed; jaws roughly even; 16-17 abdominal vertebrae (Ref. 44050, 57130). 20-22 caudal vertebrae; 19 caudal fin rays (usual arrangement ii-7-8-ii, rarely i-7-8-ii)(Ref. 57130).Coloration: bicolored; dorsum and flank marked with relatively few spots, some quite large (5-6 times an eye diameter); paired and anal fins unmarked; caudal fin dark with a pale distal margin and a broad pale basal crescent; caudal bar wedge-shaped, with the acute end projecting into bright pale interspace; saddle solid, dark and wide, extending nearly to anal fin base; adipose fin with dark anterior end (an extension of the saddle) and pale posterior half (an extension of the pale interspace); juveniles pigmented as above, with scattered blotches on flank and dorsum, wide and deep saddle, wedge-shaped caudal bar and wide pale crescent at base of caudal fin; paired fins and anal fin unmarked (Ref. 44050). Norris, S.M. 2002 A revision of the African electric catfishes, family Malapteruridae (Teleostei, Siluriformes), with erection of a new genus and descriptions of fourteen new species, and an annotated bibliography. Ann. Mus. R. Afr. Centr., Sci. Zool., 289:1-155. (Ref. 44050) FB-Morphology-59094 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2006-07-17 21:34:13 2015-02-27 18:10:13 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59094 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): - 0; Anal spines: 0; Analsoft rays: 9 - 11; Vertebrae: 37 - 43 Norris, S.M. 2002 A revision of the African electric catfishes, family Malapteruridae (Teleostei, Siluriformes), with erection of a new genus and descriptions of fourteen new species, and an annotated bibliography. Ann. Mus. R. Afr. Centr., Sci. Zool., 289:1-155. (Ref. 44050) FB-Distribution-59094 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2002-03-19 00:00:00 2015-02-27 19:38:34 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ FAO General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59094 Africa: only found in the rivers Ofin (Prah drainage) and Tano in Ghana (Ref. 34006, 44050, 57130, 78218). Norris, S.M. 2003 Malapteruridae. p. 174-194 In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douce et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, Tome 2. Coll. Faune et Flore tropicales 40. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgique, Museum National d'Histoire Naturalle, Paris, France and Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France. 815 p. (Ref. 57130) FB-Size-59094 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2002-03-19 00:00:00 2024-03-27 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ FAO General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59094 26.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 34006)); 20.4 cm SL (female) 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) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-59094 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2002-03-19 00:00:00 2024-03-27 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59094 benthopelagic; freshwater