Elephantfish

Petrocephalus levequei

Thirteen Centimeters Mormyrid Fish from the Atlantic Ocean

Tropical
Coastal
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Small
Tropical fish

Petrocephalus levequei is a species of weakly electric fish in the family Mormyridae, commonly known as elephantfishes. This species was described in 1990 by Bigorne and Paugy.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Bonytongues
Family: Mormyridae
Genus: Petrocephalus
Water type: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform