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Petrocephalus squalostoma

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Petrocephalus squalostoma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Family: Mormyridae
Genus: Petrocephalus
Species:
P. squalostoma
Binomial name
Petrocephalus squalostoma
(Boulenger 1915)
Synonyms
  • Marcusenius squalostoma Boulenger 1915
  • Pollimyrus squalostoma (Boulenger, 1915)

Petrocephalus squalostoma is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, found only in the upper Congo River basin; the Lukinda River a Lake Mweru tributary in Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the Luapula River system as far up as the Chambeshi River in Zambia. [1]

Size

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This species reaches a length of 12.2 cm (4.8 in).[2]

References

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  1. ^ Gosse, J.-P. (1984). Mormyridae. p. 63–122. En J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse y D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, París y MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 1.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Petrocephalus squalostoma". FishBase. February 2015 version.