What is "malapterurus electricus"

Malapterurus electricus \Malapterurus electricus\ prop. n. (Zool.) The species name of the electric catfish, a freshwater catfish of the Nile and tropical central Africa having an electric organ.

Malapterurus electricus is a species of electric catfish that occurs widely in Africa.This species grows to a length of SL. This species is important for subsistence fisheries and as a gamefish. This is also the most common of the electric catfish to appear in the pet trade.