Definition of Malapterurus. Meaning of Malapterurus. Synonyms of Malapterurus

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Definition of Malapterurus

Malapterurus
Malapterurus Mal*ap`te*ru"rus, n. [NL., from Gr. ? soft + ? wing + ? tail.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of African siluroid fishes, including the electric catfishes. See Electric cat, under Electric.

Meaning of Malapterurus from wikipedia

- has elongate posterior chambers, two chambers in Malapterurus and three in Paradoxoglanis. Malapterurus have been conditioned by means of reward to discharge...
- this genus: Malapterurus barbatus Norris, 2002 Malapterurus beninensis Murray, 1855 Malapterurus cavalliensis Roberts, 2000 Malapterurus electricus (Gmelin...
- Malapterurus electricus is a thickset fish with six mouth barbels and a single fin on its back, just anterior to the rounded tail fin. It is brownish or...
- Malapterurus cavalliensis is a species of electric catfish endemic to Ivory Coast where it occurs in the Cavally River. This species grows to a length...
- Malapterurus beninensis is a species of electric catfish native to the African nations of Angola, Benin, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
- Malapterurus barbatus is a species of electric catfish native to Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. This species grows to a length of 21.5 centimetres (8...
- Malapterurus microstoma, the smallmouth electric catfish, is a species of electric catfish native to the Congo River basin of Central African Republic...
- Malapterurus melanochir is a species of electric catfish endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it occurs in the upper and middle Congo...
- Malapterurus tanoensis is a species of electric catfish native to Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana where it occurs in the Ofin and Tano Rivers. This species grows...
- Malapterurus minjiriya is a species of electric catfish native to Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria and Togo. This species grows to a length...