Malapterurus leonensis
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| taxon = Malapterurus leonensis
| authority = Roberts, 2000{{cite journal|last1=Roberts|first1=Tyson R.|title=A review of the African electric catfish family Malapteruridae, with descriptions of new species|journal=Occasional papers in ichthyology|date=2000|volume=1|pages=1-15}}
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Malapterurus leonensis is a species of electric catfish endemic to Sierra Leone, where it is found in the coastal rivers. This species grows to a length of {{convert|15.5|cm|in}} SL.
Threats
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has listed the electric catfish as a prohibited species. Prohibited nonnative species, as they are considered to be dangerous to the ecology and/or health and welfare of the people in Florida. Currently, no indication of M. leonensis in the United States in the wild or in trade was found. {{cite web |url=https://www.fws.gov/Fisheries/ANS/erss/uncertainrisk/ERSS-Malapterurus-leonensis_Final.pdf| title=Malapterurus leonensis (a catfish, no common name) | publisher=U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service|access-date=16 November 2021}}
References
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- {{FishBase species |genus= Malapterurus|species= leonensis| month = December| year = 2011}}
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Category:Endemic fauna of Sierra Leone
Category:Fish described in 2000
Category:Strongly electric fish
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