Malapterurus shirensis

Malapterurus shirensis is a species of electric catfish native to the Zambezi River basin where it occurs in the countries of Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[1][3] This species grows to a length of 37.2 centimetres (14.6 in) SL.[3]

Malapterurus shirensis

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Malapteruridae
Genus: Malapterurus
Species:
M. shirensis
Binomial name
Malapterurus shirensis

References

  1. Bills, R. & Marshall, B. (2010). "Malapterurus shirensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183020A8030091. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183020A8030091.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. 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.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Malapterurus shirensis" in FishBase. December 2011 version.


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