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
Water type: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform