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Malapterurus stiassnyae Norris, 2002 |
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Recherche rapide |
- Malopterurus electricus (non Gmelin, 1789) (part.) :
Boulenger, 1916 a : 324 (misidentification)Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History)..
- Malopterurus electricus (non Gmelin, 1789) :
Boulenger, 1919 a : 35 (misidentification)A list of the freshwater fishes of Sierra Leone..
- Malapterurus electricus (non Gmelin, 1789) :
Fowler, 1919 : 234 (misidentification)The fishes of the U. S. eclipse expedition to West Africa..
- Malapterurus electricus (non Gmelin, 1789) (part) :
Fowler, 1930 : 78 (misidentification)The fresh-water fishes obtained by the Gray African expedition 1929. With notes on other species in the Academy collection.
| Schultz, 1942 : 331 (misidentification)The freshwater fishes of Liberia..
- Malapterurus stiassnyae :
Norris, 2002 : 48-51, fig. 23, 24A 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.
| Norris, 2003 a : 189-191, fig. 29.1229. Malapteruridae.
| Ferraris, 2007 : 302 (doubtfully a synonym of Malapterurus shirensis)Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types.
| Seegers, 2008 a : 290, fig.The catfishes of Africa: A handbook for identification and maintenance..
Attributs
- DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
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Colour pattern :
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Current distribution known :
broadly distributed in Upper Guinean basins east of the Fouta Dialon uplands, from the Bofon River (Guinea) to the St Paul River (Liberia)
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Food habits :
feeds mainly on fish stunned by electric shocks
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Habitat / home range :
occurs among rocks or roots; favours sluggish or standing water; active at night
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Morphology / anatomy :
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Reproduction :
forms pairs and breeds in excavated cavities or holes
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Size :
300 mm SL
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Types :
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Malapterurus stiassnyae Norris, 2002: 48-51, fig. 23, 24. Type locality: River Moa drainage, Tiwai Island, Sierra Leone (07°33'N-11°21'W). Holotype AMNH 59488; paratypes: AMNH 59433, 59449, ANSP 8551, MNHN 1992-702, MRAC 73.010.P.4155, 73.010.P.4158-4160, 73.010.P.4162-4163, 73.010.P.4166-4170, 73.010.P.4171, 73.010.P.4172, USNM 48492, 48493, ZMH 4837.
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Use and trade :
part of the aquarium trade
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