Petrocephalus congicus

Petrocephalus congicus

Tropical
Lower river
Upper river
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Fusiform
Small
Tropical fish

Petrocephalus congicus is a species of weakly electric fish in the family Mormyridae, commonly known as elephantfishes. This species was described in 1937 by L. R. David and Poll.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Bonytongues
Family: Mormyridae
Genus: Petrocephalus
Maximum length: 9 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa: middle Congo River (Ref. 41590 ), (upper) Lomami (Ref. 41590 , 91771 ) and (lower) Lualaba (Ref. 106245 ) in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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