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Malapteruridae Bleeker, 1858

AphiaID

154658 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:154658)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Siluriformes

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Genus Malapterurus Lacepède, 1803
Genus Paradoxoglanis Norris, 2002
Genus Anacanthus Minding, 1832 accepted as Malapterurus Lacepède, 1803 (synonym)
Genus Malopterurus accepted as Malapterurus Lacepède, 1803 (unaccepted > unjustified emendation)

Environment

fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Malapteruridae Bleeker, 1858. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154658 on 2026-07-09

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-04-19 07:59:47Z

created

Appeltans, Ward

2015-04-17 08:48:21Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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Nomenclature

basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors

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Language	Name
English	electric catfishes	[details]

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