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Albino
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| Scientific Name | Malapterurus electricus (Gmelin, 1789) |
| Common Names | Electric Catfish Elektrisk Mal (Sweden), Elektrisk Malle (Denmark), Elmalle (Denmark), Zitterwels (Germany) |
| Type Locality | Nile River at Banha, Egypt, 30°28'N 31°11'E. |
| Synonym(s) | Malopterurus electricus, Silurus electricus |
| 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 | 1220mm or 48" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa African Waters, Nile (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Nigeria Waters, Niger (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Volta (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Western Rift Valley Lakes, Tanganyika (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Chad (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Nigeria Waters, Agulu (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
| pH | 6.5 - 8.2 |
| Temperature | 23.0-30.0°C or 73.4-86°F (Show species within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Caroli a Linné ... Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 3), pp 1354. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 7 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
| More Resources | |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up M. electricus on PlanetCatfish.com |
 | Look up M. electricus on Fishbase |
 | Look up M. electricus on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up M. electricus on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.16.46.109 | |
| Last Update | Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |