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Malapterurus electricus
Electric Catfish -
Malapterurus oguensis
Alternative name: Malapterurus electricus oguensis Sauvage, 1879
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Malapterurus electricus
Description of Malapterurus electricus
Malapterurus electricus is a species of electric catfish that occurs widely... -
Barcode data: Malapterurus electricus
Description of Malapterurus electricus
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all... -
Statistics of barcoding coverage: Malapterurus electricus
Description of Malapterurus electricus
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats Public Records: 4 Specimens... -
Trophic Strategy
Description of Malapterurus electricus
Malapterurus electricus is a voracious piscivore (Sagua, 1979; Olatunde, 1984), hunting... -
Benefits
Description of Malapterurus electricus
Malapterurus electricus is eaten as food in parts of Africa. Along... -
Fish Species Associates in the Senegal River
Description of Brycinus macrolepidotus
There are 141 species of fish recorded in the Senegal River,... -
Fish Species Associates in the Senegal River
Description of Lates niloticus
There are 141 species of fish recorded in the Senegal River,... -
Fish species Associates in the Senegal River
Description of Malapterurus electricus
There are 141 species of fish recorded in the Senegal River,... -
Fish species Associates in the Senegal River
Description of Labeo coubie
There are 141 species of fish recorded in the Senegal River,... -
Fish species Associates in the Senegal River
Description of Gymnarchus niloticus
There are 141 species of fish recorded in the Senegal River,... -
Range Description
Description of Malapterurus electricus
Malapterurus electricus is widely distributed, from Senegal (and possible Mauritania) to... -
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Description of Malapterurus electricus
Electric catfish were known to the ancient Egyptians, being unmistakably depicted... -
Functional adaptation
Description of Malapterurus electricus
Electric organ stuns prey, deters attackers: electric catfish The organ... -
Morphology
Description of Malapterurus electricus
Species in the genus Malapterurus have a general body form that... -
Electric catfish
Description of Malapteruridae
Electric catfish is the common name for the catfish (... -
Malapterurus
Description of Malapterurus
Malapterurus is a genus of... -
Distribution
Description of Malapterurus electricus
The genus Malapterurus is found throughout western and central tropical Africa... -
Spotted tilapia
Description of Pelmatolapia mariae
The Spotted tilapia (Pelmatolapia mariae[1]) is a... -
Habitat
Description of Malapterurus electricus
Species in the genus Malapterurus are generally found among rocks or... -
Reproduction
Description of Malapterurus electricus
Nothing much is known of the reproductive biology of M. electricus... -
Life Expectancy
Description of Malapterurus electricus
Average lifespan Status: captivity: 10 years. -
Behavior
Description of Malapterurus electricus
Perception Channels: tactile ; chemical...
