Long-head Churchill

Petrocephalus longicapitis

Eleven Centimeters Mormyrid Fish from the Zambezi Basin

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

Petrocephalus longicapitis is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae. It is found in the upper and middle Zambezi River, and in the Okavango in Angola.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Bonytongues
Family: Mormyridae
Genus: Petrocephalus
Maximum length: 11 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa: upper and middle Zambezi River (Ref. 91771 ). Also in the Okavango in Angola (Ref. 120641 ).

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