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Malapterurus gossei Norris, 2002
Ambiguous synonym for Malapterurus monsembeensis Norris, 2002
Check Catalog of Fishes: Genus: Malapterurus; Species: gossei; Original reference
  Current accepted name :   
No
  Status details:   
questionable, original combination
  Status ref. :   
  Comment :   
Holotype of M. monsembeensis included in the list of specimens identified as M. gossei in Norris 2002.
  Etymology of Generic name : 
  
Greek, mala = a lot of + Greek, pteron = fin + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335).
Etymology of specific name : 
  
Named for Jean-Pierre Gosse, in honor of his years of work in the Congo and collector of many important specimens of electric catfishes (Ref. 44050).
  Status in Catalogue of Life:   
Ambiguous synonym
 
ITIS TSN : None | Catalogue of Life (ambiguous synonym) | ZooBank Record | WoRMS | References using this synonym
 
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