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Malapterurus leonensis

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Malapterurus leonensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Malapteruridae
Genus: Malapterurus
Species:
M. leonensis
Binomial name
Malapterurus leonensis

Malapterurus leonensis is a species of electric catfish endemic to Sierra Leone, where it is found in the coastal rivers. This species grows to a length of 15.5 centimetres (6.1 in) SL.

Threats

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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has listed the electric catfish as a prohibited species. Prohibited nonnative species, as they are considered to be dangerous to the ecology and/or health and welfare of the people in Florida. Currently, no indication of M. leonensis in the United States in the wild or in trade was found. [2]

References

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  1. ^ Roberts, Tyson R. (2000). "A review of the African electric catfish family Malapteruridae, with descriptions of new species". Occasional papers in ichthyology. 1: 1–15.
  2. ^ "Malapterurus leonensis (a catfish, no common name)" (PDF). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved 16 November 2021.