Biology:Malapterurus monsembeensis

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Malapterurus monsembeensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Malapteruridae
Genus: Malapterurus
Species:
M. monsembeensis
Binomial name
Malapterurus monsembeensis
Roberts, 2000[1]

Malapterurus monsembeensis is a species of electric catfish that occurs in the Congo River basin and is native to the countries of Angola, Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo. This species grows to a length of 58 centimetres (23 in) SL.

References

  1. Roberts, Tyson R. (2000). "A review of the African electric catfish family Malapteruridae, with descriptions of new species". Occasional papers in ichthyology 1: 1-15. 

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