| Malapterurus occidentalis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Malapteruridae |
| Genus: | Malapterurus |
| Species: | M. occidentalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Malapterurus occidentalis Norris, 2002[2] | |
Malapterurus occidentalis is a species of electric catfish native to Gambia and Guinea-Bissau, where it occurs in the Gambia and Géba Rivers.[1][3] This species grows to a length of 32 centimetres (13 in) SL.[3]
References
- 1 2 Diouf, K. (2020). "Malapterurus occidentalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T181897A134950774. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T181897A134950774.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ Norris, Steven Mark (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. l". Annalen van het museum voor Midden-Afrika (serie Zoölogie). Tervuren, Belgium.: Royal Museum for Central Africa. 289: 1–155. ISSN 1781-1104.
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Malapterurus occidentalis" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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