PlanetCatfish.com - Malapterurus barbatus (Malapteruridae) Cat-eLog

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Scientific Name	**Malapterurus barbatus** Norris, 2002
Common Name
Type Locality	Bagbe River at Yfin, Sewa River system, 8°42'N, 11°15'W, Sierra Leone.
Pronunciation	mah lah TERR oo russ - bar bah tuss
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: from the Kolente River (Sierra Leone/Guinea) to the Borlor River (Liberia) African Waters, Borlor (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Kolente (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 2020.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Annales, Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Série in 8o, Sciences Zoologiques v. 289, pp 88, Figs. 47c, 49.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:19 (species record created: 2007 Oct 30 16:27)