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Collected in Gabon, "Site 5"

All Fishes Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Malapterurus oguensis** Sauvage, 1879
Common Name
Type Locality	Ogôoué River at Duomé, Congo [should be Gabon].
Synonym(s)	Malapterurus electricus oguensis
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	215mm or 8.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Africa: known from the Ogôoué basin, Nyanga River and Kouilou-Niari system (Cameroon to Gabon). African Waters, Gabon Waters, Ogowe (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2009.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 3, pp99 [10].
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:39 (species record created: 2006 Dec 25 01:02)