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Stan Shebs, license: CC BY-SA 4.0, source: iNaturalist
Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Siluriformes
Family:
Malapteruridae
Genus:
Malapterurus
Species:
electricus
Common:
Electric catfish
Climates:
Tropical
Waters:
Freshwater
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Regions:
Africa - Inland Waters
Description
Sound Name: Unnamed
Citable References
Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab (ML116802)
Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab (ML116629)
Kaatz, I. M., Stewart, D. J., Rice, A. N., Lobel, P. S. 2010. Differences in Pectoral Fin Spine Morphology between Vocal and Silent Clades of Catfishes (Order Siluriformes): Ecomorphological Implications. Current Zoology, 56(1): 73-89.
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