Malapterurus monsembeensis is a species of electric catfish that occurs in the Congo River basin and is native to the countries of Angola, Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo. This species grows to a length of 58 centimetres (23 in) SL.
Malapterurus monsembeensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Malapteruridae |
Genus: | Malapterurus |
Species: | M. monsembeensis
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Binomial name | |
Malapterurus monsembeensis |
References
edit- ^ 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.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Malapterurus monsembeensis". FishBase. December 2011 version.