Malapterurus punctatus
| Malapterurus punctatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Malapteruridae |
| Genus: | Malapterurus |
| Species: | M. punctatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Malapterurus punctatus , 2002[2]
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Malapterurus punctatus is a species of electric catfish native to Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.[1][3] This species grows to a length of 21.49 centimetres (8.46 in) SL.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b Diouf, K. (2020). "Malapterurus punctatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T181584A134951566. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T181584A134951566.en. Retrieved 19 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.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Malapterurus punctatus" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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