Malapteruridae

Malapterurus sp.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Siluriformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Siluriformes

Familia: Malapteruridae
Genera (2): Malapterurus – Paradoxoglanis

Name

• Malapteruridae Bleeker, 1858: 39 [as Malapterurini]

References

• Bleeker, P. 1858: De heer Bleeker brengt nog ter tafel het eerste deel van eene ichthyologiae Archipelagi Indici Prodromus.... Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië, 16: 38–41. BHL

Links

• Malapteruridae  and its species in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2025. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
• Genera of Malapteruridae (including synonyms) in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2025. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Elektrische Welse
English: Electric catfish
español: peces gato eléctricos
日本語: デンキナマズ科

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