Biology:Malapterurus tanoensis
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Short description: Species of fish
| Malapterurus tanoensis | |
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| A paratype | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Malapteruridae |
| Genus: | Malapterurus |
| Species: | M. tanoensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Malapterurus tanoensis T. R. Roberts, 2000[2]
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Malapterurus tanoensis is a species of electric catfish native to Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana where it occurs in the Ofin and Tano Rivers.
This species grows to a length of 26 centimetres (10 in) SL.
References
- ↑ Dankwa, H. (2020). "Malapterurus tanoensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T53875712A58340139.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/53875712/58340139. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Malapterurus tanoensis" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q3752467 entry
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