All Fishes Data SheetScientific Name Malapterurus shirensis Roberts, 2000Common Name Type Locality Chiromo, lower Shire River. 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 InformationSize
300mm or 11.8" SL . Find near , nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat InformationDistribution Africa: known only from Zambesi river basin of southern Africa. Further InformationReferences Occasional Papers in Ichthyology No. 1, pp 10. Registered Keepers None. Breeding Reports None. Look up Malapterurus shirensis on PlanetCatfish.com
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