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Mormyridae
Petrocephalus balayi
Petrocephalus balayi
Electric Fish of the Congo Basin
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- Africa
- Fusiform
- Small
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Fusiform
SmallPetrocephalus balayi is a freshwater fish found around Africa. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The largest recorded length is 11 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Bonytongues
- Family
- Mormyridae
- Genus
- Petrocephalus
- Maximum length
- 11 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Africa: Ogowe River in Gabon (Ref. 3203 , 85311 ) and Congo River basin in Cameroon (Ref. 46901 ), Republic of Congo (Ref. 85311 ) and Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 1879 , 4910 , 41580 , 41590 , 44985 , 45434 , 45441 , 93897 , 106245 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
