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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›orderSiluriformes
  4. ›familyMalapteruridae
  5. ›genusMalapterurus
Malapterurus leonensis
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IUCN DD · Data deficient

Malapterurus leonensis

Malapterurus leonensis Roberts, 2000

Also calledpasumec sierraleonský (ces)

First described in: Roberts, T. R. (2000). A review of the African electric catfish family Malapteruridae, with descriptions of new species. <em>Occasional Papers in Ichthyology.</em> 1: 1-15.

This species is catalogued but little written about: there is no encyclopaedia article for it yet. What the world knows is in its records below and in the literature linked under “In the stacks”.

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Where it has been recorded

Recorded sightings

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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.

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In the stacks

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Every page naming Malapterurus leonensis in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →

From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2342039.