Malapterurus Barbatus
📖 Overview
Overview information for Malapterurus Barbatus is currently being compiled by our editorial team.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9; Vertebrae: 38 - 41. Diagnosis: tooth patches broad; 8-9 anal-fin rays; 0-4 gill-rakers on upper branch of first arch; 3 unbranched ventral caudal-fin rays; 38-41 vertebrae; caudal fin with prominent pale basal crescent, even in adults; body typically grey; grey flank pigment carried onto the lower lip, mental barbels and, in adults, the underside of the head . Cross section: circular.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Malapterurus Barbatus is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Malapterurus Barbatus is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Malapterurus Barbatus is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical distributed in western upper Guinean waters, from the Great Scarcies (=Kolenté) River (Guinea/Sierra Leone) to the Borlor (=Farmington) River (Liberia) (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 2 records indexed .
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