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.[1][3] This species grows to a length of 98 centimetres (39 in) SL.[3]
Malapterurus melanochir | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Malapteruridae |
Genus: | Malapterurus |
Species: | M. melanochir
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Binomial name | |
Malapterurus melanochir |
References
edit- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Malapterurus melanochir". FishBase. December 2011 version.