FB-62729 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62729 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cichliformes Cichlidae Cyprichromis Cyprichromis coloratus Takahashi & Hori, 2006 Malapterurus electricus (non Gmelin, 1789) 2006-07-10 2024-03-25 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) 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-DiagnosticDescr-62736 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2006-07-17 19:49:04 2015-02-27 20:32:27 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62736 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses Diagnosis: tooth patches broad; 8-10 anal-fin rays; 20 caudal-fin rays (nearly always ii-7-8-iii); 38-39 vertebrae; body and head only slightly depressed; snout and head relatively blunt (in dorsal and lateral profile); eyes more or less lateral; body colored in shades of grey; lower lip and underside of head not especially darkened or stippled; dorsum and flank finely spotted; paired fins frequently spotted in adults; caudal fin darkly pigmented with a pale distal margin, but no pale basal crescent (young up to 70mm SL have a pale spot at the base of the caudal fin but no well-developed crescent or bar) (Ref. 44050).Description: body and head slightly depressed (Ref. 57130). Head cylindrical (Ref. 44050, 57130), with small, laterally placed eyes (Ref. 57130). Lower jaw prominent; 16-18 abdominal vertebrae; 21-23 caudal vertebrae; 20 caudal-fin rays (general arrangement ii-7-8-iii, but also ii-8-8-ii and ii-7-9-ii) (Ref. 44050, 57130).Coloration: body and head weakly bicolored; dorsum and flanks brown, venter tan; dorsum and flanks well-marked with small spots (few larger than 2 times an eye diameter), with a few scattered spots on venter; pectoral and anal fins sometimes with fine spots in adults; pelvic fin opaque (whitish), frequently spotted in adults; anal fin with wide dark band along posterior 2/3 of its length; anal fin base, distal margin and anterior third usually unpigmented; caudal fin darkly pigmented with pale distal margin and, in juveniles up to 70mm SL, a pale basal mark at the body mid-depth (which is more of a spot than a bar or crescent); caudal bar frequently with acute anterior margin projecting into pale interspace at body mid-depth; pale interspace bright in young specimens and matches ground color in larger specimens; saddle well-developed and solid extending about 3/4 down the flank (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-62736 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2006-07-17 19:49:04 2015-02-27 20:32:27 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62736 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): - 0; Anal spines: 0; Analsoft rays: 8 - 10; Vertebrae: 38 - 39 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-62736 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2006-07-11 18:39:10 2015-02-27 20:53:23 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62736 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Africa: St. Paul (or Diani) River system (Sierra Leone) to the Cavally River system (Liberia/Ivory Coast) (Ref. 44050, 57130). Also reported from the Waanje River (Sierra Leone)(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-62736 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2006-07-11 18:33:15 2024-03-25 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=62736 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats 21.5 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#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-62736 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2006-07-11 18:33:15 2024-03-25 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=62736 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution benthopelagic; freshwater