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Mormyridae

Sauvage's Mormyrid

Petrocephalus sauvagii

  • Tropical
  • Coastal
  • Lower river
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Africa
  • Fusiform
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish
Maximum length
17.5 cm
Water
Freshwater
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Africa: Congo River basin and Niger Delta (Ref. 2915 , 85331 ). Possibly present in the coastal Nigerian fringe (Ref. 2915 ). Reports from coastal basins of Cameroon (Ref. 51193 ) or the Chiloango (Ref. 88943 ) questionable as the species is reported to be absent from the Lower Guinea Ichthyological Province (Ref. 85331 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern
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