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Paradoxoglanis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Malapteruridae
Genus:	Paradoxoglanis; Norris, 2002
Type species
	Paradoxoglanis caudivittatus; Norris, 2002

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Paradoxoglanis is a genus of electric catfishes native to Africa where all of the known species are endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The species in this genus range from about 11–17 centimetres (4.3–6.7 in) SL.^[2]

Species[edit]

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:^[2]

Paradoxoglanis caudivittatus Norris, 2002^[1]
Paradoxoglanis cryptus Norris, 2002^[1]
Paradoxoglanis parvus Norris, 2002^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 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 and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Paradoxoglanis in FishBase. December 2011 version.

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[Norris2002-1] 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.

[Fishbase-2] Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Paradoxoglanis in FishBase. December 2011 version.

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-| color = pink
-| name = ''Paradoxoglanis''
+| taxon = Paradoxoglanis
+| authority = [[Steven Mark Norris|Norris]], 2002
-| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
+| type_species = ''[[Paradoxoglanis caudivittatus]]''
-| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
+| type_species_authority = 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>
-| classis = [[Actinopterygii]]
+| subdivision_ranks = Species
-| ordo = [[Catfish|Siluriformes]]
-| familia = [[electric catfish|Malapteruridae]]
-| genus = '''''Paradoxoglanis'''''
-| genus_authority = Norris, 2002
-| type_species = ''Paradoxoglanis caudivittatus''
-| type_species_authority = Norris, 2002
-| subdivision_ranks = [[Binomial nomenclature|Binomial name]]
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-'''''Paradoxoglanis caudivittatus'''''<br><small>Norris, 2002</small><br>
-'''''Paradoxoglanis cryptus'''''<br><small>Norris, 2002</small><br>
-'''''Paradoxoglanis parvus'''''<br><small>Norris, 2002</small><br>
-</center>
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+'''''Paradoxoglanis''''' is a [[genus]] of [[electric catfish]]es native to [[Africa]] where all of the known species are [[endemism|endemic]] to the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]].  The species in this genus range from about 11&ndash;17&nbsp;centimetres (4.3&ndash;6.7&nbsp;in) [[fish measurement|SL]].<ref name=Fishbase/>
-'''''Paradoxoglanis''''' is a [[genus]] of [[electric catfish]]es ([[order (biology)|order]] Siluriformes, [[family (biology)|family]] Malapteruridae). It includes three species, '''''P. caudivittatus''''', '''''P. cryptus''''', and '''''P. parvus'''''.<ref name="Ferraris">{{cite journal|url=http://silurus.acnatsci.org/ACSI/library/biblios/2007_Ferraris_Catfish_Checklist.pdf|title=Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types|first=Carl J., Jr.|last=Ferraris|journal=[[Zootaxa]]|volume=1418|pages=1–628|year=2007|format=[[PDF]]}}</ref>
+==Species==
-''P. caudivittatus'' originates from central portions of the [[Congo River]] Basin, including the [[Tshuapa River|Tshuapa]] and [[Lukenie River]] systems.<ref name=caudivittatus/> ''P. cryptus'' is found in the [[Kagal River]], [[Itimbiri River]] basin, Congo System. ''P. parvus'' inhabits the middle Congo River basin.<ref name="Ferraris"/>
+There are currently three recognized species in this genus:<ref name=Fishbase>{{FishBase genus | genus = Paradoxoglanis| month = December | year = 2011}}</ref>
+*''[[Paradoxoglanis caudivittatus]]'' <small>[[Steven Mark Norris|Norris]], 2002</small><ref name="Norris2002"/>
-These species range from about 11&ndash;17&nbsp;[[centimetre]]s (4.3&ndash;6.7&nbsp;[[inch|in]]) [[fish measurement|SL]].<ref name=caudivittatus>{{FishBase species|genus=Paradoxoglanis|species=caudivittatus|year=2007|month=July}}</ref><ref name=>{{FishBase species|genus=Paradoxoglanis|species=cryptus|year=2007|month=July}}</ref><ref name=>{{FishBase species|genus=Paradoxoglanis|species=parvus|year=2007|month=July}}</ref>
+*''[[Paradoxoglanis cryptus]]'' <small>[[Steven Mark Norris|Norris]], 2002</small><ref name="Norris2002"/>
+*''[[Paradoxoglanis parvus]]'' <small>[[Steven Mark Norris|Norris]], 2002</small><ref name="Norris2002"/>
 ==References==
 <references/>
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 [[Category:Malapteruridae]]
-[[Category:Fish of Africa]]
+[[Category:Fish of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|*]]
+[[Category:Endemic fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo| ]]
+[[Category:Taxa named by Steven Mark Norris]]
+[[Category:Catfish genera]]
+[[Category:Freshwater fish genera]]
+[[Category:Strongly electric fish]]
+{{catfish-stub}}