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
Water type: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform