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Scientific Name	**Malapterurus beninensis** Murray, 1855
Common Name
Type Locality	Old Calabar River, Nigeria.
Synonym(s)	Malapterurus affinis
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	223mm or 8.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Africa: distributed along the coastal plain of west and central Africa from the lower Volta River (Ghana) to the Shiloango system (Angola and Congo DR), and on the Island of Fernando Po. African Waters, Cross (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, N dian (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Cameroon waters, Sanaga (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Cameroon waters, Lokunje (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh. v. 1, pp 20, Pl.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2020 Sep 20 09:42 (species record created: 2004 Apr 29 00:00)