Malapteruridae

Electric catfishes

21 species

1. 1Malapterurus barbatus Norris, 2002fresh · tropical
2. 2Malapterurus beninensis Murray, 1855fresh · tropical
3. 3Malapterurus cavalliensis Roberts, 2000fresh · tropical
4. 4Malapterurus electricus (Gmelin, 1789) · Electric catfishfresh · tropical
5. 5Malapterurus leonensis Roberts, 2000fresh · tropical
6. 6Malapterurus melanochir Norris, 2002fresh · tropical
7. 7Malapterurus microstoma Poll & Gosse, 1969 · Smallmouth electric catfishfresh · tropical
8. 8Malapterurus minjiriya Sagua, 1987fresh · tropical
9. 9Malapterurus monsembeensis Roberts, 2000fresh · tropical
10. 10Malapterurus occidentalis Norris, 2002fresh · tropical
11. 11Malapterurus oguensis Sauvage, 1879fresh · tropical
12. 12Malapterurus punctatus Norris, 2002fresh · tropical
13. 13Malapterurus shirensis Roberts, 2000fresh · tropical
14. 14Malapterurus stiassnyae Norris, 2002fresh · tropical
15. 15Malapterurus tanganyikaensis Roberts, 2000fresh · tropical
16. 16Malapterurus tanoensis Roberts, 2000fresh · tropical
17. 17Malapterurus teugelsi Norris, 2002fresh · tropical
18. 18Malapterurus thysi Norris, 2002fresh · tropical
19. 19Paradoxoglanis caudivittatus Norris, 2002fresh · tropical
20. 20Paradoxoglanis cryptus Norris, 2002fresh · tropical
21. 21Paradoxoglanis parvus Norris, 2002fresh · tropical

Source: FishBase v25.04 (fishbase.org), via cboettig/fishbase, fetched 2026-10-18.