IRMNG taxon details
original description
Hist. Nat. Poiss., 5 page(s): 90 [details]
basis of record
SN2000/Eschmeyer, 1998 [details]
basis of record
Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details]
verified source for family
WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]
verified source for family
Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
name verified source
Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details]
current name source
Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
current name source
WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]
extant flag source
SN2000/Eschmeyer, 1998 [details]
habitat flag source
FishBase [details]
original description
(of Malapturus Swainson, 1838) Hist. Classif. Fish., 1, 348 page(s): 353 [details]
original description
(of Molapterurus Heckel in Russegger, 1849) in Russegger, Reis., 2 (3) page(s): 292 [details]
original description
(of Malapterus Jarocki, 1822) Zoologiia, 4 page(s): 87 [details]
original description
(of Malopterurus Agassiz, 1846) Agassiz, L. (1846). Nomenclatoris zoologici index universalis. Jent & Gassman. viii + 393 pp. [1847]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33664307 [details]
Unreviewed
Descriptive info From FishBase: Freshwater. FishBase flag: All Freshwater. [details]
Nomenclatural status available [details]
Taxonomic remark On Official List (Opinion 93, Direction 56). Malapterus Jarocki 1822 and Malapturus Swainson 1839 both on Official Index as incorrect subsequent spellings (Direction 56). Unjustifiably emended to Malopterurus by Agassiz 1846; as Malacopterurus by Gill 1890 [Century Dictionary, v. 4 - not investigated]. (Eschmeyer). [details]
Type species as cited Silurus electricus Gmelin 1789 [details]
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