/siluriformes/malapteruridae/malapterurus/shirensis/1.jpg "Malapterurus shirensis")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Malapterurus shirensis Roberts, 2000 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Chiromo, lower Shire River. |
| 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 | 300mm or 11.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: known only from Zambesi river basin of southern Africa. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2006. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Occasional Papers in Ichthyology No. 1, pp 10. |
| 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 3 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
| Forum BBCode | |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.16.46.7124 | |
| Last Update | 2017 Oct 11 10:22 (species record created: 2017 Oct 08 02:53) |
