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Malapterurus - English
URL: http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/pisces/actinopterygii/siluriformes/malapter

List of species.

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Dictionary of Animals - Malapterurus - English
URL: http://www.lineone.net/dictionaryof/animalsplants/m0063870.html

Genus of catfish typified by the electric catfish M. electricus found in the fresh water of tropical Africa. The electric organ lies beneath the skin and is thickest on the abdomen but extends over the whole body.

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Malapterurus electricus (Electric Catfish): Narrative - English
URL: http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/malapterurus/m._electricus$narrat

Malapterurus electricus is a voracious piscivore (Sagua, 1979; Olatunde, 1984), hunting and stunning its prey its paralyzing electrical organ discharge (EOD). It is an opportunistic feeder and will feed on the most readily available prey within its habitat, and is able to consume prey up to half its size (Sagua,1979).

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Malapteruridae electricus - Japanese
URL: http://www.aquajapan.com/encyc/catfish/malapteruridae/malapterurus/electricus.ht

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Catfish Species: Malapteruridae Catfishes - English
URL: http://www.planet-pets.com/fishelectric.htm

Native to Africa: Nile and tropical Africa (except Lake Victoria and rivers of East Africa north of the Zambezi), Lake Tanganyika and probably Malagarazi, Fernando Poo Island. Also known from the lower and middle Zambezi, Pungwe, lower Save, and throughout the Congo system. Dorsal fin absent. Adipose fin close to caudal fin. Generate sstrong electrical currents.

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Malapteruridae - English
URL: http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/pisces/actinopterygii/siluriformes/malapter

List of genera.

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Family Malapteruridae - English
URL: http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/FamilySummary.cfm?ID=143

Distribution: tropical Africa and Nile. Dorsal fin absent. Adipose fin close to caudal fin. Generate strong electrical currents.

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InterNevod: Электрические сомы (Malapteruridae) - Russian
URL: http://www.internevod.com/rus/academy/bio/k_fish/malapteruridae.shtml

Электрического сома (Malapterurus electicus), населяющего Нил и реки Западной Африки, выделяют в особое семейство электрических сомов. Это довольно крупная (длиной до 65 см) рыба. По некоторым данным, в водоемах Конго электрический сом достигает метра в длину.

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