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| taxon = Malapterurus occidentalis
| taxon = Malapterurus occidentalis
| authority = [[Steven Mark Norris|Norris]], 2002<ref name="Norris2002">{{cite journal|last1=Norris|first1=Steven Mark|title=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|journal=Annalen van het museum voor Midden-Afrika (serie Zoölogie)|date=2002|volume=289|pages=1-155|publisher=Royal Museum for Central Africa|location=Tervuren, Belgium.|issn=1781-1104}}</ref>
| authority = [[Steven Mark Norris|Norris]], 2002<ref name="Norris2002">{{cite journal|last1=Norris|first1=Steven Mark|title=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|journal=Annalen van het museum voor Midden-Afrika (serie Zoölogie)|date=2002|volume=289|pages=1–155|publisher=Royal Museum for Central Africa|location=Tervuren, Belgium.|issn=1781-1104}}</ref>
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'''''Malapterurus occidentalis''''' is a species of [[electric catfish]] native to [[Gambia]] and [[Guinea-Bissau]], where it occurs in the [[Gambia River|Gambia]] and [[Geba River|Géba]] Rivers.<ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021" /><ref name="fishbase">{{FishBase species |genus= Malapterurus|species= occidentalis| month = December| year = 2011}}</ref> This species grows to a length of {{convert|32|cm|in}} [[fish measurement|SL]].<ref name="fishbase"/>
'''''Malapterurus occidentalis''''' is a species of [[electric catfish]] native to [[Gambia]] and [[Guinea-Bissau]], where it occurs in the [[Gambia River|Gambia]] and [[Geba River|Géba]] Rivers.<ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021" /><ref name="fishbase">{{FishBase species |genus= Malapterurus|species= occidentalis| month = December| year = 2011}}</ref> This species grows to a length of {{convert|32|cm|in}} [[fish measurement|SL]].<ref name="fishbase"/>

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Malapterurus occidentalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Malapteruridae
Genus: Malapterurus
Species:
M. occidentalis
Binomial name
Malapterurus occidentalis
Norris, 2002[2]

Malapterurus occidentalis is a species of electric catfish native to Gambia and Guinea-Bissau, where it occurs in the Gambia and Géba Rivers.[1][3] This species grows to a length of 32 centimetres (13 in) SL.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Diouf, K. (2020). "Malapterurus occidentalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T181897A134950774. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T181897A134950774.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Malapterurus occidentalis" in FishBase. December 2011 version.