Malapterurus | 水產百科網
Malapterurusisagenusofcatfishes(orderSiluriformes)oftheelectriccatfishfamily(Malapteruridae).Itincludes18species.
Genus of fishes
Malapterurus is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the electric catfish family (Malapteruridae). It includes 18 species.[1][2]
Distribution[edit]The genus Malapterurus is found throughout western and central tropical Africa and the Nile River. They occur in all major freshwater systems including the Buzi, Niger, Ogooué, Omo, Sanaga, Sabi-Lundi, Senegal, Shari, Congo, and Zambezi River basins, as well as Lakes Albert, Chad, Kainji, Tanganyika, and Turkana.[3]
Description[edit]Malapterurus have an elongate and cylindrical body that gives them the general appearance of a sausage.[3] The eyes are small, the lips are rather thick, and the snout is rounded with widely separated nostrils. The gill openings are narrow and restricted to the sides. Malapterurus species have ...
ADW: Malapterurus electricus | 水產百科網
Electric Catfish (Malapterurus electricus) | 水產百科網
Electric catfish | 水產百科網
Electric catfish | 水產百科網
Malapterurus | 水產百科網
Malapterurus electricus | 水產百科網
Malapterurus electricus, Electric catfish | 水產百科網
【象鼻Gnathonemus petersii】象鼻魚科
水產分類:台灣常見的大陸水產品圖說中文名稱:象鼻學名:Gnathonemuspetersii科別名稱:象鼻魚科命名學者:(Günther1862)
【電鰻Electrophorus electricus】裸背電鰻科
水產分類:台灣常見的大陸水產品圖說中文名稱:電鰻學名:Electrophoruselectricus科別名稱:裸背電鰻科命名學者:(Linnaeus1766)