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Paradoxoglanis

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Paradoxoglanis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Malapteruridae
Genus: Paradoxoglanis
Norris, 2002
Type species
Paradoxoglanis caudivittatus
Norris, 2002[1]

Paradoxoglanis is a genus of electric catfishes native to Africa where all of the known species are endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The species in this genus range from about 11–17 centimetres (4.3–6.7 in) SL.[2]

Species

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There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Norris, Steven Mark (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. l". Annalen van het museum voor Midden-Afrika (serie Zoölogie). 289. Tervuren, Belgium.: Royal Museum for Central Africa: 1–155. ISSN 1781-1104.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Paradoxoglanis". FishBase. December 2011 version.