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Malapteruridae (Electric catfishes)
Etymology: Malapterurus: Greek, mala = a lot of + Greek, pteron = fin + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335); microstoma: From the Greek "micro"=small + "stoma"=mouth, in reference to the narrowed snout and mouth typical for this species (Ref. 44050).
More on authors: Poll & Gosse.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
; zoet water benthopelagisch. Tropical; 23°C - 28°C (Ref. 2059)
Africa: throughout the Congo River basin (Ref. 44050, 78218), but absent from the lowland, central portion of the basin (Ref. 44050).
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 55.5 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 44050); 54.0 cm SL (female)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Anale stekels: 0; Anale zachte stralen: 10 - 13; Wervels: 40 - 42. Diagnosis: tooth patches narrow; horizontally based pectoral fins, placed low on the body; snout sharply narrowed rostrally; 40-42 vertebrae; 7-29 gill-rakers; 11-12 anal-fin rays; caudal saddle and bar pattern very faintly expressed; 7-8 branched caudal-fin rays; body finely spotted; lateral line complete (Ref. 44050).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: circular.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
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)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: commercieel; Aquarium: Commercieel
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01175 (0.00474 - 0.02910), b=3.00 (2.79 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (47 of 100).
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