Malapterurus barbatus

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

Malapterurus barbatus is a species of electric catfish native to Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia.[1][3] This species grows to a length of 21.5 centimetres (8.5 in) SL.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Diallo, I. (2020). "Malapterurus barbatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T182744A134950299. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T182744A134950299.en. Retrieved 19 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 barbatus" in FishBase. December 2011 version.