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Malapterurus
Sign in to saveMalapterurus (from Ancient Greek μαλακός (malakós) meaning "soft", πτερόν (pterón), meaning "wing", and οὐρά (ourá), meaning "tail") is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the electric catfish family (Malapteruridae). It includes 18 species.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderSiluriformes
- FamilyMalapteruridae
Vissen Malapterurus is een geslacht van straalvinnige vissen uit de familie van de siddermeervallen (Malapteruridae). Soorten Malapterurus beninensis Murray, 1855 Malapterurus barbatus Norris, 2002 Malapterurus cavalliensis Roberts, 2000 Malapterurus electricus Gmelin, 1789 Malapterurus leonensis Roberts, 2000 Malapterurus monsembeensis Roberts, 2000 Malapterurus minjiriya Sagua, 1987 Malapterurus melanochir Norris, 2002 Malapterurus microstoma Poll & Gosse, 1969 Malapterurus oguensis Sauvage, 1879 Malapterurus occidentalis Norris, 2002 Malapterurus punctatus Norris, 2002 Malapterurus shirensis Roberts, 2000 Malapterurus stiassnyae Norris, 2002 Malapterurus tanoensis Roberts, 2000 Malapterurus tanganyikaensis Roberts, 2000 Malapterurus thysi Norris, 2002 Malapterurus teugelsi Norris, 2002
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Malapterurus (from Ancient Greek μαλακός (malakós) meaning "soft", πτερόν (pterón), meaning "wing", and οὐρά (ourá), meaning "tail") is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the electric catfish family (Malapteruridae). It includes 18 species.
==Distribution== The genus Malapterurus is found throughout western and central tropical Africa and the Nile River. They occur in all major freshwater systems including the Buzi, Niger, Ogooué, Omo, Sanaga, Sabi-Lundi, Senegal, Shari, Congo, and Zambezi River basins, as well as Lakes Albert, Chad, Kainji, Tanganyika, and Turkana. The genus (and indeed the whole family) is on the Prohibited Nonnative Species List of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and, while there does not appear to be firm evidence of any establishment as an invasive species in Florida, the genus may occur in Hong Kong now as well even if not yet reported as an invasive species there.