Petrocephalus zakoni

Petrocephalus zakoni

Eight Point Six Centimeters Mormyrid Fish of the Congo Basin

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Fusiform
Small
Tropical fish

Petrocephalus zakoni is a species of weakly electric fish in the family Mormyridae, commonly known as elephantfishes. This species was described in 2010 by Lavoué, Sullivan, and Arnegard.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Bonytongues
Family: Mormyridae
Genus: Petrocephalus
Maximum length: 8.6 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa: Congo River basin (Ref. 85331 , 113655 ) in Central African Republic, Republic of Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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