Malapterurus melanochir
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 | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Malapteruridae |
| Genus: | Malapterurus |
| Species: | M. melanochir |
| Binomial name | |
| Malapterurus melanochir Norris, 2002[2] | |
References
- 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 14 January 2018.
- 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). Tervuren, Belgium.: Royal Museum for Central Africa. 289: 1–155. ISSN 1781-1104.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Malapterurus melanochir" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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