Malapterurus tanoensis

Malapterurus tanoensis
A paratype
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Malapteruridae
Genus: Malapterurus
Species:
M. tanoensis
Binomial name
Malapterurus tanoensis
Synonyms
  • Malapterurus murrayi S. M. Norris, 2002

Malapterurus tanoensis is a species of electric catfish native to Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana where it occurs in the Ofin and Tano Rivers.

This species grows to a length of 26 centimetres (10 in) SL.

References

  1. ↑ Dankwa, H. (2020). "Malapterurus tanoensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T53875712A58340139. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T53875712A58340139.en. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  2. ↑ Roberts, Tyson R. (2000). "A review of the African electric catfish family Malapteruridae, with descriptions of new species". Occasional papers in ichthyology. 1: 1–15.
  3. ↑ 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.