| Citation | 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., 289:1-155. |
| Ref. | Norris, S.M., 2002 |
| Page | 109;fig.65 |
| Named Used as Valid | Malapterurus melanochir |
| Comment | Original description. |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Congo River basin |
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