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Malapterurus oguensis Sauvage, 1879

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Brian Sidauskas (1) Joe Cutler (2)

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Description: Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 8 - 10; Vertebrae: 38 - 40. Diagnosis: tooth patches narrow; vertically based pectoral fin positioned near body mid-depth; 6-7 branched caudal-fin rays; 8 (rarely 7 or 9) pectoral-fin rays; 3 ventral unbranched caudal-fin rays; dorsum, flank and head unspotted; caudal saddle and bar pattern intensely expressed with wide, dark and well defined saddle that extends onto the anal fin, with no interruption between saddle and anal-fin pigment fields (in all other species with a caudal saddle there is a clear break in pigment between the saddle and the anal fin pigmentation); venter unpigmented; 4-14 gill-rakers; 38-40 vertebrae. Etymology: The specific name oguensis: The specific epithet is geographic referring to the Ogowe (Ogôoué) River where the types originated.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Malapterurus electricus oguensis

Family:

Malapteruridae

Distribution:

Africa: known from the Ogôoué basin, Nyanga River and Kouilou-Niari system (Cameroon to Gabon).

Size:

21.5cm. (8½ins)

Temp:

23-30°C (73-87°F)

p.H.

6.5-7.2.

IUCN Red List

The species is widespread within the Central Africa assessment region and is assessed as Least Concern, but it does need to be updated (IUCN 2010).

Reference:

Moelants, T. 2010. Malapterurus oguensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010.
Norris, S.M., 2002. A revision of the African electric catfishes, family Malapteruridae (Teleostei, Siluriformes), with erection of a new genus and descriptions of fourteen new species, and an annotated bibliography. Ann. Mus. R. Afr. Centr., Sci. Zool., 289:155 p.

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Malapterurus oguensis

Malapterurus oguensis
Ivindo, Gabon

Malapterurus oguensis
Ogooué, Ogooué-Ivindo, Gabon

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