Malapterurus melanochir

Malapterurus melanochir
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Malapteruridae
Genus: Malapterurus
Species:
M. melanochir
Binomial name
Malapterurus melanochir
Norris, 2002

Malapterurus melanochir is a species of electric catfish endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it occurs in the upper and middle Congo River basin. This species grows to a length of 98 centimetres (39 in) SL.

References

  1. 1 2 Moelants, T. (2010). "Malapterurus melanochir". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010 e.T181924A7765560. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T181924A7765560.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Norris, Steven Mark (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. l". Annalen van het museum voor Midden-Afrika (serie Zoölogie). 289. Tervuren, Belgium.: Royal Museum for Central Africa: 1–155. ISSN 1781-1104.
  3. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Malapterurus melanochir". FishBase. December 2011 version.