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Malapterurus electricus (Gmelin, 1789)
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Dataset
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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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Rank
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SPECIES
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Published in
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Gmelin, Johann F. 1789. Caroli a Linné, systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. G.E. Beer, Lipsiae. Vol. 1(3), No. 3, Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata: 1033-1516.
Classification
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kingdom
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Animalia
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phylum
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Chordata
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order
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Siluriformes
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family
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Malapteruridae
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genus
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Malapterurus
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species
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Malapterurus electricus
Name
- Synonyms
- Malopterurus electricus (Gmelin, 1789)
- Silurus electricus Bonnaterre, 1788
- Silurus electricus Gmelin, 1789
- Homonyms
- Malapterurus electricus (Gmelin, 1789)
- Common names
- Adigno in language.
- Adinga in language.
- Ani in Ewe
- Anya in language.
- Añeng in language.
- Bagbi in language.
- Barada in Arabic
- Danei in language.
- Darrmal in Swedish
- Der in language.
- Diar in language.
- Didibo in language.
- Dji in language.
- Dondoro in language.
- Dzidzi in Ewe
- Dzidzi in language.
- Dzidzi in Irish
- Electric catfish in English
- Electric catfish in English
- Electric catfish in English
- Electric catfish in English
- Electric catfish in English
- Electric catfish in English
- Electric catfish in English
- Electric fish in English
- Electric fish in language.
- Elektriese baber in Afrikaans
- Elektriese-baber in Afrikaans
- Elektrischer Wels in German
- Elmalle in Danish
- Gbi gbi na in language.
- Gbi gbi na in language.
- Harilik elektrisäga in Estonian
- Itutula sa bosunga in language.
- Itutula sa lyetetele in language.
- Itutula sha bosunga in language.
- Itutula sha kamba in language.
- Ka-nink in language.
- Kpikpi in language.
- Kpikpi in Manx
- Kpoukpou-gnangnan in language.
- Ks-nink in language.
- Ladjo in language.
- Lasali in language.
- Losali in language.
- Madieumadiane in Wolof
- Manikwe in Swahili
- Mijiriya in Hausa
- Mu'u in Kanuri
- Nding in language.
Bibliographic References
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Eschmeyer, William N., ed., 1998: Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. 2905.
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Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2021). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (08/2021).
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Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al., 1991: World Fishes Important to North Americans Exclusive of Species from the Continental Waters of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 21. 243.
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Shiino, Sueo M., 1976: List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations. Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4. 262.