| Petrocephalus | |
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| Two species of Petrocephalus (above) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Osteoglossiformes |
| Family: | Mormyridae |
| Genus: | Petrocephalus Marcusen, 1854 |
| Type species | |
| Mormyrus bane Lacépède, 1803 | |
Petrocephalus is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. All the fish species of this genus are endemic to Africa. [1]
There are currently 48 recognized species in this genus: [2]
Marcusenius is a genus of the elephantfish group native to Africa. Its members are highly diverse in size, with the smallest species reaching less than 15 cm (6 in) and the largest more than 1 m (3.3 ft).
Petrocephalus boboto is a species of electric fish in the genus Petrocephalus. It is so far only known from the holotype collected from Congo River at Yangambi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The specific name boboto is Lingala word for "peace".
Petrocephalus arnegardi is a species of electric fish in the genus Petrocephalus native to the Central Congo River basin. It is found in middle Congo River and in the Likouala River drainage, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Republic of the Congo.
Petrocephalus degeni is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, found in Africa, in both the Katonga River and Lake Victoria.
Petrocephalus haullevillii is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, found only in Africa and only in the Kouilou-Niari and Chiloango River basins.
Petrocephalus stuhlmanni is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, found only in the rivers Ruvu and Wami in Tanzania.
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.
Petrocephalus catostoma, the Churchill, is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, found in the Rovuma River system including the Niassa Reserve, and the western confluences to Lake Malawi.
Petrocephalus valentini 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.
Petrocephalus pulsivertens 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.
Petrocephalus odzalaensis 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.
Petrocephalus mbossou 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.
Petrocephalus congicus is a species of weakly electric fish in the family Mormyridae, commonly known as elephantfishes. This species was described in 1937 by L. R. David and Poll.
Petrocephalus steindachneri is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae. It is native to the Rufuji River system, Tanzania
Petrocephalus similis is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, found in the Djerem River, in the upper Sanaga basin in Cameroon.
Petrocephalus longianalis is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, it is found in the lower and upper Luapula River system in Zambia.
Petrocephalus longicapitis is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, it is found in the upper and middle Zambezi River. Also in the Okavango in Angola.
Petrocephalus magnoculis is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, it is found in the Cunene River below the Ruacana Falls in Namibia and Angola.
Petrocephalus okavangensis is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, it is found in the Okavango River drainage system, from the headwaters in Angola in the north, to the Makgadikgadi Salt Pan region in Botswana in the south. It is also reported from the Zambezi in Angola.
Petrocephalus petersi is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, it is found in the Zambezi River Delta and the Melela River.
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