Large-bodied Churchill

Petrocephalus magnitrunci

Eight Point Nine Centimeters Mormyrid Fish from African Waters

Large-bodied Churchill is a freshwater fish of Africa. The species occupies freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 8.9 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Bonytongues
Family: Mormyridae
Genus: Petrocephalus
Maximum length: 8.9 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa: Boro River in central part of Okavango Delta (Ref. 91771 ). Also reported from the Okavango in Angola (Ref. 120641 ).

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