| Malapterurus melanochir | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Malapteruridae |
| Genus: | Malapterurus |
| Species: | M. melanochir |
| Binomial name | |
| Malapterurus melanochir Norris, 2002 |
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Malapterurus melanochir is a species of catfish of the family Malapteruridae known as the "electric catfish"[1] and is found in Africa in the middle and upper Congo River basin, Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]