Family Malapteruridae - Electric catfishes
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Actinopterygii |
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No. in FishBase |
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Genera : 2 | Species : 21 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes |
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Environment |
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Fresh : Yes |
Brackish : No |
Marine : No |
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Division |
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Primary freshwater |
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Aquarium |
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some |
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Remark |
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Distribution: tropical Africa and Nile. Dorsal fin absent. Adipose fin close to caudal fin. Generate strong electrical currents. |
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Etymology |
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Greek, mala = soft + Greek, pteron = fin + Greek, oura = tail ( Ref. 45335). |
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guarders |
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Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Otomorpha | Ostariophysi | Otophysa | Characiphysae | Siluriformes | Siluroidei | Malapteruridae |
Important recommendation:
The list below must not be used as an authority reference synonymy list like those found in scientific published revisions, which must be the source to be used and cited eventually when they exist.
Rather, it reflects the current content of FishBase, and the progress with respect to synchronization with the Catalog of Fishes. However, we think it can be useful for users to assess the quality of information in FishBase, to start new work on the family, or to cross-check with other lists.
But we appreciate to be cited in publications when this list has been of any working value. In particular, for published scientific, we suggest then to cite it in the Material and Method section as a useful tool to conduct the research, but again, not as a taxonomic or nomenclatural authority reference.
Unless it is explicitly precised, the list is not complete, please search all original names published for the family in the Catalog of Fishes (genera, species), including those with uncertain or unknown status, that are not included in FishBase when they are not attached to a valid species.
This list uses some data from Catalog of Fishes (not shown but used to sort names).
In the column CofF, the digit indicates the status of synchronization with CofF: 0: Not checked; 1: Same status; 2: Different status; 3: Other combination; 4: Synonym in CofF; 5: Species/Subspecies issue; 6: Synonym of another species in CofF; 7: Not in CofF; 8: Should not be in CofF. The CofF version currently used is the one published on 23-07-2014 (Ref. 97102).
The list ordered as follows:
Please send comments and corrections if you detect errors or missing names.
Scientifc name | Status | Senior/Junior synonym | Combination | CofF |
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Malapterurus electricus (Gmelin, 1789) | accepted | senior | new | |
Silurus electricus Gmelin, 1789 | synonym | senior | original | 2 |
! Malopterurus electricus (Gmelin, 1789) | synonym | senior | new | |
Silurus electricus Bonnaterre, 1788 | ambiguous | other | original | 2 |
Raja torpedo (non Linnaeus, 1758) | misapplied | misapplied | original | |
Malapterurus beninensis (non Murray, 1855) | misapplied | misapplied | original | |
Malapterurus affinis (non Günther, 1864) | misapplied | misapplied | original | |
Malapterurus electricus ogoouensis (non Sauvage, 1879) | misapplied | misapplied | misapplied | |
Malapterurus beninensis Murray, 1855 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Malapterurus affinis Günther, 1864 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Malapterurus electricus (non Gmelin, 1789) | misapplied | misapplied | new | |
! Malopterurus electricus (non Gmelin, 1789) | misapplied | misapplied | new | |
Malapterurus oguensis Sauvage, 1879 | accepted | senior | change in rank | |
Malapterurus electricus oguensis Sauvage, 1879 | synonym | senior | original | 1 |
! Malopterurus electricus (non Gmelin, 1789) | misapplied | misapplied | new | |
Malapterurus microstoma Poll & Gosse, 1969 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Malapterurus electricus (non Gmelin, 1789) | misapplied | misapplied | new | |
! Malopterurus electricus (non Gmelin, 1789) | misapplied | misapplied | new | |
Malapterurus minjiriya Sagua, 1987 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Malapterurus electricus (non Gmelin, 1789) | misapplied | misapplied | new | |
! Malopterurus electricus (non Gmelin, 1789) | misapplied | misapplied | new | |
Malapterurus cavalliensis Roberts, 2000 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Malapterurus leonensis Roberts, 2000 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Malapterurus monsembeensis Roberts, 2000 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Malapterurus gossei Norris, 2002 | ambiguous | questionable | original | 2 |
Malapterurus electricus (non Gmelin, 1789) | misapplied | misapplied | new | |
! Malopterurus electricus (non Gmelin, 1789) | misapplied | misapplied | new | |
Malapterurus minjiriya (non Sagua, 1987) | misapplied | misapplied | original | |
Malapterurus shirensis Roberts, 2000 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Malapterurus zambezensis Norris, 2002 | ambiguous | questionable | original | 2 |
Malapterurus electricus (non Gmelin, 1789) | misapplied | misapplied | new | |
! Malopterurus electricus (non Gmelin, 1789) | misapplied | misapplied | new | |
Malapterurus tanganyikaensis Roberts, 2000 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Malapterurus polli Norris, 2002 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Malapterurus electricus (non Gmelin, 1789) | misapplied | misapplied | new | |
! Malopterurus electricus (non Gmelin, 1789) | misapplied | misapplied | new | |
Malapterurus tanoensis Roberts, 2000 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Malapterurus murrayi Norris, 2002 | ambiguous | questionable | original | 2 |
Malapterurus electricus (non Gmelin, 1789) | misapplied | misapplied | new | |
Malapterurus barbatus Norris, 2002 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Malapterurus electricus (non Gmelin, 1789) | misapplied | misapplied | new | |
! Malopterurus electricus (non Gmelin, 1789) | misapplied | misapplied | new | |
Malapterurus melanochir Norris, 2002 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Malapterurus electricus (non Gmelin, 1789) | misapplied | misapplied | new | |
! Malaptuerurus electricus (non Gmelin, 1789) | misapplied | misapplied | misapplied | |
! Malopterurus electricus (non Gmelin, 1789) | misapplied | misapplied | new | |
Malapterurus occidentalis Norris, 2002 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Malapterurus electricus (non Gmelin, 1789) | misapplied | misapplied | new | |
! Malopterurus electricus (non Gmelin, 1789) | misapplied | misapplied | new | |
Malapterurus punctatus Norris, 2002 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Malapterurus electricus (non Gmelin, 1789) | misapplied | misapplied | new | |
Malapterurus stiassnyae Norris, 2002 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Malapterurus electricus (non Gmelin, 1789) | misapplied | misapplied | new | |
! Malopterurus electricus (non Gmelin, 1789) | misapplied | misapplied | new | |
Malapterurus teugelsi Norris, 2002 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Malapterurus thysi Norris, 2002 | accepted | senior | original | 1 |
Paradoxoglanis caudivittatus Norris, 2002 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Paradoxoglanis cryptus Norris, 2002 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Paradoxoglanis parvus Norris, 2002 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Malapterurus electricus (non Gmelin, 1789) | misapplied | misapplied | new |