Summary of malapterurus |
Pronounced | 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. |
Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
Size | Smallest 122mm, largest 1220mm, average 442mm, most commonly 215mm. All SL. |
Species | There are 17 "species" in the database |
New spp. / time | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1750 | 1770 | 1790 | 1810 | 1830 | 1850 | 1870 | 1890 | 1910 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1990 | 2010 |
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Distribution |
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Genus Thumbnails |
M. barbatus (i:3, k:0) M. beninensis (i:4, k:0) M. cavalliensis (i:0, k:0) M. electricus (i:17, k:0) M. leonensis (i:0, k:0) M. macrochir (i:1, k:0) M. melanochir (i:0, k:0) M. microstoma (i:8, k:0) M. minjiriya (i:1, k:0) M. monsembeensis (i:1, k:0) M. occidentalis (i:0, k:0) M. oguensis (i:3, k:0) M. punctatus (i:0, k:0) M. shirensis (i:1, k:0) M. tanganyikaensis (i:1, k:0) M. tanoensis (i:0, k:0) M. teugelsi (i:2, k:0)
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