FB-59086 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59086 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei Synanceiidae Trachicephalus Trachicephalus uranoscopus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Malapterurus electricus (non Gmelin, 1789) Malapterurus polli Norris, 2002 Malopterurus electricus (non Gmelin, 1789) 2002-03-19 2013-03-06 Roberts, T.R.0 A review of the African electric catfish family Malapteruridae, with descriptions of new species. Occas. Pap. Ichthyol. 1:1-15. (Ref. 34006) Poll, M.0 Exploration hydrobiologique du lac Tanganika (1946-1947). Résultats scientifiques. Volume III, fascicule 5A. Poissons non Cichlidae. Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Bruxelles. 251 pp. (Ref. 36901) Norris, S.M.0 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. Ann. Mus. R. Afr. Centr., Sci. Zool., 289:1-155. (Ref. 44050) Ferraris, C.J. Jr.0 Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628. (Ref. 58032) Seegers, L.0 The catfishes of Africa: A handbook for identification and maintenance. Aqualog Verlag A.C.S. GmbH, Germany. 604 p. (Ref. 78218) Banyankimbona, G., E. Vreven, G. Ntakimazi and J. Snoeks0 The riverine fishes of Burundi (East Central Africa): an annotated checklist. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 23(3):273-288. (Ref. 98755) FAO-FIES0 Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en (accessed 08/06/2017). (Ref. 115257) IUCN0 The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1964 - onwards. https://www.iucnredlist.org/ (Ref. 130435) FB-pic-59093-11554 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/gif FAO 1996-07-15 2015-03-17 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59093 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Maele_u0.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Maele_u0.gif FB-GeneralDescr-59093 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2002-03-19 00:00:00 2024-03-27 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59093 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Limnetic electric catfish (Ref. 44050). Voracious piscivore (Ref. 36901, 44050, 78218) feeding on cichlids (Ref. 36901, 44050). Encountered in the littoral zone down to a depth of 50 m; especially common in bays or near the mouths of rivers (Ref. 36901). Roberts, T.R. 2000 A review of the African electric catfish family Malapteruridae, with descriptions of new species. Occas. Pap. Ichthyol. 1:1-15. (Ref. 34006) FB-DiagnosticDescr-59093 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2006-07-18 20:17:16 2011-05-12 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ FAO General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59093 Diagnosis: tooth patches broad; 9-12 anal-fin rays; 38-41 vertebrae; 19-20 caudal-fin rays (ii-7-8-ii-iii); stout, cylindrical head; broad, square snout; body finely spotted (Ref. 44050).Description: moderately depressed; fairly heavy-bodied and stout-headed; snout broad and blunt; 15-17 abdominal vertebrae; 23-25 caudal vertebrae (Ref. 44050).Coloration: bicolored, often distinctly so; dorsum and flank light brown; venter and underside of head unpigmented; flank and dorsum well-marked with spots, some as large as 2-3 eye diameters; pectoral and pelvic fins in adults pigmented lightly in same color as flank, but generally clear in juveniles; anal fin with clear distal margin in all ages, lightly pigmented in juveniles, matching ground pigmentation of flank in adults; caudal saddle and bar pattern very faintly developed in specimens up to 60mm SL, with saddle and bar regions only slightly darker than ground color, and saddle, extending to body mid-depth, sometimes merging with caudal bar dorsally; adipose fin in juveniles matches caudal saddle, except for a pale distal border; adipose fin pigmentation in adults matches dorsum; caudal fin of juveniles bears pigmented bar bracketed by pale basal crescent and clear distal margin; caudal fin in adults generally matches body ground color, with scattered small spots and faintly developed pale basal crescent and a clear distal margin; melanistic specimen known, with unusually dark pigmentation on body and fins (Ref. 44050). Coloration similar to M. microstoma and M. monsembeensis with small dark marks rather uniformly distributed over entire body and caudal fin; with no distinct dark or pale bars or bands. Differs from M. microstoma in having a broader mouth, fewer vertebrae (vs. 44-46), and fewer ceratobranchial gill rakers (vs. 20-24). Differs from M. monsembeensis in having fewer vertebrae (vs. 47-48) (Ref. 34006). Norris, S.M. 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. Ann. Mus. R. Afr. Centr., Sci. Zool., 289:1-155. (Ref. 44050) FB-Morphology-59093 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2006-07-18 20:17:16 2011-05-12 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59093 Anal spines: 0; Analsoft rays: 9 - 12; Vertebrae: 38 - 45 Norris, S.M. 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. Ann. Mus. R. Afr. Centr., Sci. Zool., 289:1-155. (Ref. 44050) FB-Distribution-59093 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2002-03-19 00:00:00 2025-11-04 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59093 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology Africa: widely distributed in Lake Tanganyika (Ref. 34006, 44050) and present in the Malagarasi River basin (Ref. 78218, 98577). Roberts, T.R. 2000 A review of the African electric catfish family Malapteruridae, with descriptions of new species. Occas. Pap. Ichthyol. 1:1-15. (Ref. 34006) FB-Size-59093 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2002-03-19 00:00:00 2024-03-27 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59093 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution 49.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 44050)) Norris, S.M. 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. Ann. Mus. R. Afr. Centr., Sci. Zool., 289:1-155. (Ref. 44050) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-59093 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2002-03-19 00:00:00 2024-03-27 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59093 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy benthopelagic; freshwater