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Scientific Name | Malapterurus oguensis Sauvage, 1879 |
Common Name | |
Type Locality | Ogôoué River at Duomé, Congo [should be Gabon]. |
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) 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 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 | 2022 Nov 20 04:09 (species record created: 2006 Dec 25 01:02) |