Okavango Churchill

Petrocephalus okavangensis

Nine Point Five Centimeters Mormyrid Fish

Okavango Churchill is known around Africa as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the largest recorded length is 9.5 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Bonytongues
Family: Mormyridae
Genus: Petrocephalus
Maximum length: 9.5 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa: Okavango River drainage system, from the headwaters in Angola in the north, to the Makgadikgadi Salt Pan region in Botswana in the south (Ref. 79613 , 91771 ). Also reported from the Zambezi in Angola (Ref. 120641 ).

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