Kalmar "Genus Malopterurus" tana nufin rarrabuwa taxonomic ga rukuni na nau'in kifin kifi. Yana cikin dangin Mochokidae, waɗanda aka fi sani da squeaker catfishes.Gidan halittar Malopterurus ya ƙunshi nau'ikan kifin kifi guda biyu, Malopterurus Electricus da Malopterurus intermedius. Ana samun wadannan kifin a cikin koguna da ruwa mai dadi a fadin yammacin Afirka da tsakiyar Afirka.Malopterurus electricus kuma ana kiransa da sunan kifin wutar lantarki, saboda karfinsa na haifar da girgizar wutar lantarki a matsayin hanyar kariya ko kuma ta dage ganima. . Ana samun kifin wutar lantarki a cikin ruwa mai tafiya a hankali ko kuma maras nauyi.Malopterurus intermedius, wanda kuma aka sani da matsakaicin squeaker, ƙaramin nau'in kifin kifi ne da ake samu a cikin wuraren zama na ruwa mai matsakaicin matsakaici zuwa sauri. /p>A taƙaice, kalmar "Genus Malopterurus" tana nufin rabe-raben haraji ga rukunin nau'in kifin da ake samu a Yammacin Afirka da Tsakiyar Afirka, gami da kifin wutar lantarki da kuma matsakaitan squeaker.