Petrocephalus leo
| Petrocephalus leo | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Osteoglossiformes |
| Family: | Mormyridae |
| Genus: | Petrocephalus |
| Species: | P. leo |
| Binomial name | |
| Petrocephalus leo Lavoué, 2016 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Petrocephalus leo is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, found in the lower Kotto River, a Ubangui River tributary of the middle Congo River basin in the Central African Republic.[1]
Size
This species reaches a length of 7.9 cm (3.1 in).[2]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Lavoué's son.[3]
References
- ^ Lavoué, S. (2016): Petrocephalus leo, a new species of African electric fish (Osteoglossomorpha: Mormyridae) from the Oubangui River basin (Congo basin). Zootaxa, 4121 (3): 319–330.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Petrocephalus leo". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family MORMYRIDAE Bonaparte 1831 (Elephantfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 12 November 2024.