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 Family Overview | |
|---|---|
| Pronounced | Mahl lap teh RHUR Iday |
| Family Common Name | Electric Catfishes |
| Features | Long, sausage-like body unique amongst catfish in that it lacks a dorsal fin. Fleshy mouth. These catfish are able to emit electric shocks hence their common name. |
| Common Names | Electric Catfish |
| Size | Smallest 119mm, largest 1220mm, average 394mm, most commonly 215mm. All SL. |
| Species | There are 20 "species" in 2 genera in the database |
| Keepers | 5 species (25%) are being kept by registered keepers |
| Distribution | Africa Login to view the map. |
| Top Five Genera (by keepers) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Malapterurus | 17 species | (41 keepers) |
| 2. | Paradoxoglanis | 3 species | (1 keepers) |
| Most Kept Species | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | (73.81%) | |
| 2. | (16.67%) | |
| 3. | (4.76%) | |
| 4. | Paradoxoglanis parvus | (2.38%) |
| 5. | (2.38%) | |
/siluriformes/malapteruridae/malapterurus/electricus/1.jpg "Malapterurus electricus")
/siluriformes/malapteruridae/malapterurus/microstoma/1.jpg "Malapterurus microstoma")
/siluriformes/malapteruridae/malapterurus/barbatus/1.jpg "Malapterurus barbatus")
/siluriformes/malapteruridae/malapterurus/beninensis/1.jpg "Malapterurus beninensis")
| Alphabetic Species List (Chronological | Most Kept | Most Bred) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | (i:3, k:2, b:0) | |
| 2. | (i:4, k:1, b:0) | |
| 3. | Malapterurus cavalliensis | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 4. | (i:17, k:31, b:0) | |
| 5. | Malapterurus leonensis | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 6. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 7. | Malapterurus melanochir | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 8. | (i:8, k:7, b:0) | |
| 9. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 10. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 11. | Malapterurus occidentalis | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 12. | (i:3, k:0, b:0) | |
| 13. | Malapterurus punctatus | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 14. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 15. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 16. | Malapterurus tanoensis | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 17. | (i:2, k:0, b:0) | |
| 18. | Paradoxoglanis caudivittatus | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 19. | Paradoxoglanis cryptus | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 20. | Paradoxoglanis parvus | (i:0, k:1, b:0) |
/siluriformes/malapteruridae/malapterurus/macrochir/1.jpg "Malapterurus macrochir")
/siluriformes/malapteruridae/malapterurus/minjiriya/1.jpg "Malapterurus minjiriya")
/siluriformes/malapteruridae/malapterurus/monsembeensis/1.jpg "Malapterurus monsembeensis")
/siluriformes/malapteruridae/malapterurus/oguensis/1.jpg "Malapterurus oguensis")
/siluriformes/malapteruridae/malapterurus/shirensis/1.jpg "Malapterurus shirensis")
/siluriformes/malapteruridae/malapterurus/tanganyikaensis/1.jpg "Malapterurus tanganyikaensis")
/siluriformes/malapteruridae/malapterurus/teugelsi/1.jpg "Malapterurus teugelsi")