FB-12808 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12808 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Siluriformes Mochokidae Chiloglanis Chiloglanis polypogon Roberts, 1989 Mijiriya Mu'u Ojiji Dondoro Toru-uma 捷电鲶 捷電鯰 Malapterurus electricus (non Gmelin, 1789) Malopterurus electricus (non Gmelin, 1789) 1995-02-15 2024-05-23 Hureau, J.-C.0 La base de données GICIM: Gestion informatisée des collections ichthyologiques du Muséum. p. 225-227. In Atlas Préliminaire des Poissons d'Eau Douce de France. Conseil Supérieur de la Pêche, Ministère de l'Environnement, CEMAGREF et Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris. (Ref. 4517) Teugels, G.G.0 Malapteruridae. p. 496-499. In C. Leveque, D. Paugy, G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douces et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, Tome 2. Coll. Faune Tropicale n° 28 Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren Belgique and O.R.S.T.O.M., Paris France. (Ref. 8954) Møller, P.R.0 Electric fishes: history and behavior. 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The Sueichan Press, Taiwan. 1028 p. (Ref. 31517) Roberts, T.R.0 A review of the African electric catfish family Malapteruridae, with descriptions of new species. Occas. Pap. Ichthyol. 1:1-15. (Ref. 34006) Golubtsov, A.S. and P.B. Berendzen0 Morphological evidence for the occurrence of two electric catfish (<i>Malapterurus</i>) species in the White Nile and Omo-Turkana systems (East Africa). J. Fish Biol. 55(3):492-505. (Ref. 35980) Norris, S.M.0 A revision of the African electric catfishes, family Malapteruridae (Teleostei, Siluriformes), with erection of a new genus and descriptions of fourteen new species, and an annotated bibliography. Ann. Mus. R. Afr. Centr., Sci. Zool., 289:1-155. (Ref. 44050) Norris, S.M.0 Malapteruridae. p. 174-194 In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douce et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, Tome 2. Coll. Faune et Flore tropicales 40. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgique, Museum National d'Histoire Naturalle, Paris, France and Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France. 815 p. (Ref. 57130) Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences0 Chinese aquatic germplasm resources database. http://zzzy.fishinfo.cn (Ref. 58108) FAO-FIES0 Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en (accessed 08/06/2017). (Ref. 115257) FB-GeneralDescr-12810 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1995-02-16 00:00:00 2024-05-23 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12810 Largest specimen encountered in museum collections was 320mm SL; Sagua (1987) reported sizes up to 510 mm SL (Ref. 57130). Norris, S.M. 2002 A revision of the African electric catfishes, family Malapteruridae (Teleostei, Siluriformes), with erection of a new genus and descriptions of fourteen new species, and an annotated bibliography. Ann. Mus. R. Afr. Centr., Sci. Zool., 289:1-155. (Ref. 44050) FB-DiagnosticDescr-12810 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2002-03-19 00:00:00 2015-02-26 21:35:32 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12810 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Diagnosis: tooth patches broad (Ref. 34006, 44050). Pectoral fin placed ventrally; 8-12 anal-fin rays; 19 caudal-fin rays (ii-7-8-ii); 43-47 vertebrae (Ref. 44050). Body and head marked with large blotches (Ref. 34006, 44050). Spotting and blotching concentrated posteriad; caudal and anal fins unmarked or lightly spotted; paired fins rarely spotted (Ref. 44050).Description: body and head distinctly depressed; jaws equal or lower jaw slightly prominent; 19-21 abdominal vertebrae; 22-27 caudal vertebrae (Ref. 44050, 57130). 19 total caudal fin rays (ii-7-8-ii)(Ref. 57130).Coloration: pigmentation similar to M. electricus, but more finely and sparser spotted, with paired fins rarely spotted; small specimens ( Norris, S.M. 2002 A revision of the African electric catfishes, family Malapteruridae (Teleostei, Siluriformes), with erection of a new genus and descriptions of fourteen new species, and an annotated bibliography. Ann. Mus. R. Afr. Centr., Sci. Zool., 289:1-155. (Ref. 44050) FB-Morphology-12810 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2002-03-19 00:00:00 2015-02-26 21:35:32 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12810 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): - 0; Anal spines: 0; Analsoft rays: 9 - 12; Vertebrae: 43 - 47 Norris, S.M. 2002 A revision of the African electric catfishes, family Malapteruridae (Teleostei, Siluriformes), with erection of a new genus and descriptions of fourteen new species, and an annotated bibliography. Ann. Mus. R. Afr. Centr., Sci. Zool., 289:1-155. (Ref. 44050) FB-Distribution-12810 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1995-02-16 00:00:00 2015-02-27 17:24:57 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12810 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Africa: known from Niger River and Volta River system (Ref. 44050, 57130). Also in the White Nile (Barro and Alvero Rivers), and Omo River; possibly also in Chad and Senegal basins but has not been collected here (Ref. 44050). Norris, S.M. 2002 A revision of the African electric catfishes, family Malapteruridae (Teleostei, Siluriformes), with erection of a new genus and descriptions of fourteen new species, and an annotated bibliography. Ann. Mus. R. Afr. Centr., Sci. Zool., 289:1-155. (Ref. 44050) FB-Size-12810 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1995-02-16 00:00:00 2024-05-23 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12810 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription 51.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 57130)) Norris, S.M. 2003 Malapteruridae. p. 174-194 In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douce et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, Tome 2. Coll. Faune et Flore tropicales 40. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgique, Museum National d'Histoire Naturalle, Paris, France and Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France. 815 p. (Ref. 57130) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-12810 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1995-02-16 00:00:00 2024-05-23 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12810 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution benthopelagic; freshwater