FB-59085 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59085 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei Eschmeyeridae Eschmeyer Eschmeyer nexus Poss & Springer, 1983 Malapterurus electricus oguensis Sauvage, 1879 Malopterurus electricus (non Gmelin, 1789) 2002-03-19 2004-03-23 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) Anonymous0 Fish collection database of the American Museum of Natural History. American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West , NY 10024-5192, USA. (Ref. 41414) 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. 692-697. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G. Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa. Volume I. Collection Faune et Flore tropicales 42. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, and Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium. 800 pp. (Ref. 81645) FB-GeneralDescr-59092 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2002-03-19 00:00:00 2024-03-27 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59092 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats An upland species, generally not found in lowland habitats, where it appears to be replaced by M. beninensis (Ref. 81645). 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-59092 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2002-03-19 00:00:00 2017-09-19 21:19:55 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59092 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Diagnosis: tooth patches narrow; vertically based pectoral fin positioned near body mid-depth; 6-7 branched caudal-fin rays; 8 (rarely 7 or 9) pectoral-fin rays; 3 ventral unbranched caudal-fin rays (Ref. 44050). Dorsum, flank and head unspotted; caudal saddle and bar pattern intensely expressed with wide, dark and well defined saddle that extends onto the anal fin, with no interruption between saddle and anal-fin pigment fields (Ref. 44050, 81645)(in all other species with a caudal saddle there is a clear break in pigment between the saddle and the anal fin pigmentation)(Ref. 44050). Venter unpigmented; 38-40 vertebrae (Ref. 44050, 81645). 4-14 gill-rakers (Ref. 44050).Description: head deep and cylindrical; jaws even or lower jaw only slightly prominent; 16-18 abdominal vertebrae; 21-23 caudal vertebrae; 19 caudal-fin rays (arrangement: iii-6-7-iii) (Ref. 44050, 81645).Coloration: head and body bicolored; dorsum soft and even grey, venter tan or pinkish (Ref. 44050). Spots or blotches completely absent (Ref. 44050), or small if present (Ref. 34006). Caudal saddle and bar dark; pale interspace and pale crescent at caudal fin base are bright (Ref. 44050). Caudal bar spans both caudal fin base and the terminus of the caudal peduncle (Ref. 34006, 44050). Caudal saddle has an indistinct anterior margin with a sharply defined posterior margin (Ref. 44050). It extends completely around the body and onto the anal fin (Ref. 34006, 44050). Pectoral fin clear; pelvic fin opaque or whitish; anal fin darkly pigmented throughout, except for a pale distal border (Ref. 44050). Saddle and pale interspace carried onto the adipose fin (Ref. 34006, 44050). Caudal fin darkly pigmented, except for a pale basal crescent and a clear distal margin; caudal saddle and bar pattern decreases in definition with body size and these markings are not as distinct nor as dark in the specimens of this species verified from beyond the Ogowe basin (Ref. 44050). Broad interspaces between black marks are pale in preserved specimens and white, yellow or even orange in live specimens; coloration is most marked in juveniles but also present in adults (Ref. 34006). 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-59092 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2002-03-19 00:00:00 2017-09-19 21:19:55 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ FAO General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59092 Dorsal spines (total): 0; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 8 - 10; Vertebrae: 38 - 40 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-59092 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2002-03-19 00:00:00 2017-09-19 21:32:09 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59092 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology Africa: Ogôoué basin, Nyanga River and Kouilou-Niari system (Cameroon to Republic of Congo) (Ref. 44050, 81645). 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-59092 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2002-03-19 00:00:00 2024-03-27 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=59092 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution 21.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 44050)); 20 cm SL (female) 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-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#Uses 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-59092 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2002-03-19 00:00:00 2024-03-27 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=59092 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size benthopelagic; freshwater