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shirensis, Malapterurus Roberts [T. R.] 2000:10 [Occasional Papers in Ichthyology No. 1; ref. 24300] Chiromo, lower Shire River. Holotype: BMNH 1921.9.6.53. Paratypes: BMNH 1921.9.6.54 (1), 1932.12.16.622 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:302 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Malapterurus shirensis Roberts 2000 -- (Skelton 2001:238 [ref. 27406], Ferraris 2007:302 [ref. 29155], Kramer & van der Bank 2011:2670 [ref. 31546], Marshall 2011:169 [ref. 31755], Ntokoane et al. 2024:[8] 322 [ref. 42593]). Current status: Valid as Malapterurus shirensis Roberts 2000. Malapteruridae. Distribution: Southeastern Africa; Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. IUCN (2010): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.

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