Where has the Electric Catfish been recorded?

Malapterurus beninensis occurrence evidence comes from 81 records in 5 countries and territories, from 1936 to 2017. Most records come from Cameroon.

• 81 records
• 5 places
• 18 years recorded
• — class

Observation evidence passport

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

Peak month: July. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Electric Catfish has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Electric Catfish. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.