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Malapterurus gossei
Ambiguous synonym for Malapterurus monsembeensis Roberts, 2000

  Original name  
  Check ECoF  
  Current accepted name  
No
  Status  
Ambiguous synonym
  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 noun  
Greek, mala = a lot of + Greek, pteron = fin + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335).
  Etymology of specific epithet  
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).
  Link to references  
References using the name as accepted
  Link to other databases  
ITIS TSN : None | Catalogue of Life | ZooBank | WoRMS