Malapterurus beninensis Murray, 1854 Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Colour pattern : Norris, 2002 | Norris, 2003 | Norris, 2007 | Seegers, 2008 .
  • Common names : Electric catfish (English), Poisson courant / Silure électrique (French), Anya / Irrinda (Gabon) .
  • Current distribution known : known from Gambia to the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is also present on the island Bioko (= Fernando Poo) .
  • Food habits_references : Norris, 2002 .
  • Genetics : Schedel et al., 2022 .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Norris, 2002 | Norris, 2003 | Norris, 2007 | Seegers, 2008 .
  • Osteology : Howes, 1985 .
  • Phylogeny : Howes, 1985 | Schedel et al., 2022 .
  • Size : 223 mm SL .
  • Types :
    • Malapterurus affinis Günther, 1864 a: 220. Type locality: "Old Calabar River" (Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria, Africa) (ca. 04°57'N-08°19'E). Syntypes BMNH n° 1859.11.20: 1 (1), BMNH n° 1864.7.9: 1 (1).
    • Malapterurus beninensis Murray, 1854: 20. Type locality: "Old Calabar River". Syntypes BMNH 1856.1.16: 1, ?NMSZ 1855.27.
  • Use and trade : used in research for interest in its electrical discharge properties, as well as being collected for human consumption, and the aquarium trade .