FB-58202 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=58202 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Characiformes Iguanodectidae Bryconops Bryconops colaroja Chernoff & Machado-Allison, 1999 Malapterurus electricus (non Gmelin, 1789) Malapterurus gossei Norris, 2002 Malapterurus minjiriya (non Sagua, 1987) Malopterurus electricus (non Gmelin, 1789) 2001-07-16 2022-02-02 Poll, M.0 Contribution à la faune ichthyologique de l'Angola. Diamang Publ. Cult., nr. 75:381 p. (Ref. 11970) 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) Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.)0 Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of November 2000. Catalog databases as made available to FishBase in November 2000. (Ref. 36656) 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) Ferraris, C.J. Jr.0 Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628. (Ref. 58032) Seegers, L.0 The catfishes of Africa: A handbook for identification and maintenance. Aqualog Verlag A.C.S. GmbH, Germany. 604 p. (Ref. 78218) Mbimbi Mayi Munene, J.J. and M.L.J. Stiassny0 Fishes of the Kwilu River (Kasai basin, central Africa): a list of species collected in the vicinity of Kikwit, Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Check List 7(5):691-699. (Ref. 89725) Moelants, T.0 Diversity and ecology of the ichthyofauna of the Middle and Upper Congo basin: a case-study in the region of the Wagenia falls (Democratic Republic of the Congo). KULeuven, Faculty of Science, Leuven (Belgium), 320p. (Ref. 106245) Decru, E.0 The ichthyofauna in the Central Congo basin: diversity and distribution in the north-eastern tributaries. KULeuven, Faculty of Science, Leuven (Belgium), 303p. (Ref. 106290) 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) Skelton, P.H.0 Chapter 11. The freshwater fishes of Angola. p. 207-242. In B.J. Huntley, V. Russo, F. Lages and N. Ferrand (eds.) Biodiversity of Angola. Science & conservation: a modern synthesis. Springer Nature Switzerland AG, Cham, Switzerland. 549 p. (Ref. 120641) FB-GeneralDescr-58208 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Christine Marie V. Casal 2001-07-17 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=58208 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Female reaches up to 42.0 SL; carnivorous, feeding on fishes, crabs, and other aquatic creatures (Ref. 44050). Roberts, T.R. 2000 A review of the African electric catfish family Malapteruridae, with descriptions of new species. Occas. Pap. Ichthyol. 1:1-15. (Ref. 34006) FB-DiagnosticDescr-58208 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2006-07-18 17:43:55 2014-03-19 18:16:03 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=58208 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Diagnosis: large species (Ref. 34006, 78218). Tooth patches broad; obliquely angled pectoral fins positioned low on body (Ref. 44050). 17-49 (Ref. 34006) or 44-45 (Ref. 44050) vertebrae. 9-12 anal-fin rays; 19 caudal-fin rays (ii-7-8-ii); eye typically oval (along horizontal axis); caudal saddle and bar pattern poorly developed, even in juveniles; body with relatively small spots and flecks; pectoral and pelvic fin rays unpigmented (Ref. 44050). Broader mouth than M. microstoma, and fewer gill rakers and more vertebrae than either M. microstoma and M. tanganyikaensis; small dark marks rather uniformly distributed over the entire body and caudal fin, with no distinct dark or pale bars or bands, as M. microstoma and M. tanganyikaensis (Ref. 34006).Description: head and body relatively depressed; lower jaw protruding; eye usually oval (more notable in smaller specimens); 17-20 abdominal vertebrae; 24-28 caudal vertebrae (Ref. 44050).Coloration: body and head bicolored; dorsum and flank either grey or light brown, venter either tan or off-white; dorsum and flank covered with relatively fine spots, generally as large as an eye diameter or smaller; spots on venter rare; pectoral fins unpigmented; pelvic fins opaque (whitish); caudal saddle and bar pattern poorly developed; faint saddle and bar markings present in juveniles and some young up to 70mm SL, typically only slightly darker than ground color; pale interspace narrow, weakly developed, sometimes even absent, with caudal bar and saddle merged above body mid-depth; caudal fin with pale base and clear distal rim in juveniles and young, and a central portion pigmented in a shade close to dorsum and flank color; caudal and anal fins uniformly pigmented in adults (slightly darker than ground color) with pale distal margins, possibly sparsely marked with small spots in larger specimens (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-Morphology-58208 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2006-07-18 17:43:55 2014-03-19 18:16:03 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=58208 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Anal spines: 0; Analsoft rays: 9 - 12; Vertebrae: 44 - 49 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-58208 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Christine Marie V. Casal 2001-07-17 00:00:00 2011-05-12 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=58208 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Africa: Congo River basin except for the Zambian Congo (Ref. 78218). Roberts, T.R. 2000 A review of the African electric catfish family Malapteruridae, with descriptions of new species. Occas. Pap. Ichthyol. 1:1-15. (Ref. 34006) FB-Size-58208 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Christine Marie V. Casal 2001-07-17 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=58208 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats 58.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 8954)); 42 cm SL (female) Teugels, G.G. 1992 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. 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#Habitat 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-58208 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Christine Marie V. Casal 2001-07-17 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=58208 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution benthopelagic; freshwater