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Scientific Name | Malapterurus tanganyikaensis Roberts, 2000 |
Common Name | Tanganyika Electric Catfish |
Type Locality | Christy, Lake Tanganyika. |
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 | 485mm or 19.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | Africa: Lake Tanganyika. |
IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
Husbandry Information | |
Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Occasional Papers in Ichthyology No. 1, pp 11. |
Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data. |
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Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 2 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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LFS label creator ARN ref:1.16.46.5209 | |
Last Update | 2014 Aug 24 03:40 (species record created: 2013 Jul 06 08:02) |