Malapterurus leonensis

Malapterurus leonensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Malapteruridae
Genus:	Malapterurus
Species:	M. leonensis
Binomial name
	Malapterurus leonensis; Roberts, 2000

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

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

^ 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.
^ "Malapterurus leonensis (a catfish, no common name)" (PDF). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Malapterurus leonensis". FishBase. December 2011 version.

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[Roberts2000-1] 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.

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