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Malapteruridae (Electric catfishes)
Etymology: Malapterurus: Greek, mala = a lot of + Greek, pteron = fin + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Roberts.
Issue
Malapterurus thysi described by Ref. 44050 from the Cess and Cavally Rivers, might be identical to M. cavalliensis (Ref. 78218).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
; air tawar bentopelagis. Tropical
Africa: Cavally River, where it forms the border between Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia; may occur further west in Liberian rivers (Ref. 34006).
Size / Weight / umur
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.2 cm SL jantan/; (Ref. 34006)
deskripsi pendek
Kunci identifiaksi (pengenalan) | Morfologi | Morfometrik
vertebrata, bertulang belakang: 41. Diagnosis: low counts of vertebrae and of gill rakers; exceptionally large oral tooth bands; premaxillary tooth band is laterally fairly broad and longitudinally broader than any other species in West African coastal streams; most distinctively colored species of Malapterurus (Ref. 34006).
Nothing it known about its biology (Ref. 78218).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduksi, perkembang biakan | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva
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)
Status IUCN Red List (Ref. 130435)
ancaman kepada manusia
Harmless
penggunaan manusia
Alat, peralatan
laporan khas
muat turun XML
Sumber internet
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).