/siluriformes/malapteruridae/malapterurus/tanganyikaensis/1.jpg "Malapterurus tanganyikaensis")
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 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Malapterurus tanganyikaensis Roberts, 2000 |
| Common Name | Tanganyika Electric Catfish |
| Type Locality | Christy, Lake Tanganyika. |
| Synonym(s) | Malapterurus polli |
| Pronunciation | mah lah TERR oo russ |
| Etymology | Malapterurus: From the Greek malakos, meaning soft, pteron, meaning fin and oura, meaning tail; presumably in reference to the adipose fin, which appears all the more prominent in the absence of the rayed dorsal fin. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 485mm or 19.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: Lake Tanganyika. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Occasional Papers in Ichthyology No. 1, pp 11. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.16.46.5209 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:19 (species record created: 2013 Jul 06 08:02) |