Electric Catfish

Electric Catfish - Malapterurus electricus
Species name: Malapterurus electricus
Synonym: Silurus electricus; Malapterurus affinis; Malapterurus electricus ogoouensis ...

Electric Catfish
[ Pictures ] Malapterurus electricus
SYN : Silurus electricus
PD : An elongated, thickset species having small beady eyes. There are three pairs of barbels protruding from the mouth.

The Electric Catfish may look like a big sausage but you won't find anything else like it
by Mike McEwan ...

Electric Catfish - Malapterurus electricus (Gmelin, 1789)
As with many things in life, the ugliest are often the most interesting. Africa's Electric Catfish is most certainly 'interesting'. As Dr.

Electric Catfish - Prefer live foods, but can be trained to accept freeze dried tablets.
Frontosa - Accepts all types of meaty foods.
Halfbeak - Prefers live foods, but will eat flakes.

Electric Catfish
Electric catfish have very small eyes and have poor eyesight. They hunt and locate food using their electric fields to sense their surroundings. In nature they are generally found in waters of low visibility.

Known as the "Electric Catfish", this fish uses its shock to capture food fish. The electric organ, capable of discharging 300-400 V, is derived from pectoral muscle and surrounds almost the entire body. It is used both for prey capture and defense.

When acquiring cichlids from a pet store, it is easy to ignore other groups of fish and purchase cichlids, but in the wild, cichlids are part of the big picture. I also collected Synodontis spp., Clarias sp., Malapterus sp., (Electric Catfish.) I ...

Similar species are the electric catfish (Malapterurus electricus) and the electric ray (Torpedo mamorata, T. californica).
Electric eel.

And except for species in the Malapteruridae (electric catfishes) family, the rays of the dorsal and pectoral fins are preceded by one (frequently two on the dorsal) spine-like rays referred to as "spines" that can be locked into position; ...

I now have oscars and a electric catfish and none of them are as predatory as this fish. I would like get one again now as I have a larger tank and tank mates for it to live with as they a very pretty fish.

Shock treatment for epilepsy was once administered by electric catfish.
A baby eel is called an elver, a baby oyster is called a spat.
A trout swims at about 4 miles per hour which is faster than you or me.

See also: Catfish, Malapterurus Electricus, Species, Water, Spotted