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Scientific Name	**Malapterurus shirensis** Roberts, 2000
Common Name
Type Locality	Chiromo, lower Shire River.
Synonym(s)	Malapterurus zambezensis
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	300mm or 11.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Africa: known only from Zambesi river basin of southern Africa.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2006.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Occasional Papers in Ichthyology No. 1, pp 10.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:19 (species record created: 2017 Oct 08 02:53)