Electric catfish

Malapterurus punctatus

Vulnerable Catfish of African Waters

Electric catfish is known around Africa as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and records give a maximum length of 21.5 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Malapteruridae
Genus: Malapterurus
Maximum length: 21.5 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Africa: St. Paul (or Diani) River system (Sierra Leone) to the Cavally River system (Liberia/Ivory Coast) (Ref. 44050 , 57130 ). Also reported from the Waanje River (Sierra Leone)(Ref. 44050 )
Conservation status: VUVulnerable

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