List of Nominal Species of Malapteruridae
(Electric catfishes)
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Nominal Species (n = 31) Present allocation (n = 21) Ref.
Malapterurus affinis (non Günther, 1864) Malapterurus electricus 34006
Malapterurus affinis Günther, 1864 Malapterurus beninensis 34006
Malapterurus barbatus Norris, 2002 Malapterurus barbatus 44050
Malapterurus beninensis Murray, 1855 Malapterurus beninensis 34006
Malapterurus beninensis (non Murray, 1855) Malapterurus electricus 34006
Paradoxoglanis caudivittatus Norris, 2002 Paradoxoglanis caudivittatus 44050
Malapterurus cavalliensis Roberts, 2000 Malapterurus cavalliensis 36656
Paradoxoglanis cryptus Norris, 2002 Paradoxoglanis cryptus 44050
Silurus electricus Gmelin, 1789 Malapterurus electricus 34006
Silurus electricus Bonnaterre, 1788 Malapterurus electricus 44050
Malapterurus electricus oguensis Sauvage, 1879 Malapterurus oguensis 34006
Malapterurus gossei Norris, 2002 Malapterurus monsembeensis 58032
Malapterurus leonensis Roberts, 2000 Malapterurus leonensis 34006
Malapterurus melanochir Norris, 2002 Malapterurus melanochir 44050
Malapterurus microstoma Poll & Gosse, 1969 Malapterurus microstoma 44050
Malapterurus minjiriya (non Sagua, 1987) Malapterurus monsembeensis 44050
Malapterurus minjiriya Sagua, 1987 Malapterurus minjiriya 8954
Malapterurus monsembeensis Roberts, 2000 Malapterurus monsembeensis 34006
Malapterurus murrayi Norris, 2002 Malapterurus tanoensis 58032
Malapterurus occidentalis Norris, 2002 Malapterurus occidentalis 44050
Paradoxoglanis parvus Norris, 2002 Paradoxoglanis parvus 44050
Malapterurus polli Norris, 2002 Malapterurus tanganyikaensis 58032
Malapterurus punctatus Norris, 2002 Malapterurus punctatus 44050
Malapterurus shirensis Roberts, 2000 Malapterurus shirensis 34006
Malapterurus stiassnyae Norris, 2002 Malapterurus stiassnyae 44050
Malapterurus tanganyikaensis Roberts, 2000 Malapterurus tanganyikaensis 34006
Malapterurus tanoensis Roberts, 2000 Malapterurus tanoensis 34006
Malapterurus teugelsi Norris, 2002 Malapterurus teugelsi 44050
Malapterurus thysi Norris, 2002 Malapterurus thysi 44050
Raja torpedo (non Linnaeus, 1758) Malapterurus electricus 44050
Malapterurus zambezensis Norris, 2002 Malapterurus shirensis 58032
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