Petrocephalus cunganus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Osteoglossiformes |
Family: | Mormyridae |
Genus: | Petrocephalus |
Species: | P. cunganus |
Binomial name | |
Petrocephalus cunganus Boulenger 1910 | |
Petrocephalus cunganus is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, found only in the Atlantic coastal Cuanza River in Angola. [1]
This species reaches a length of 11.0 cm (4.3 in). [2]
Petrocephalus is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. All the fish species of this genus are endemic to Africa.
Pollimyrus isidori is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, found in the rivers of Gambia, Bénoué, Senegal, Niger, Volta, Chad, Nile and the coastal banks of several rivers in the Ivory Coast; it can reach a size of approximately 90 mm.
Petrocephalus christyi is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, found in Africa, being widespread in the Congo River basin, from the rapids just below Pool Malebo to the upper Lualaba, in Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola.
Petrocephalus grandoculis is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, widespread in the lower and middle Congo River basin in the Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of Congo in Africa.
Petrocephalus hutereaui is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, Africa: It's only known from the type locality in the Uélé system of the middle Congo River basin in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Petrocephalus keatingii is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, found only from the White Nile between Sobat confluence and Khartoum.
Petrocephalus squalostoma is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, found only in the upper Congo River basin; the Lukinda River a Lake Mweru tributary in Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the Luapula River system as far up as the Chambeshi River in Zambia.
Petrocephalus stuhlmanni is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, found only in the rivers Ruvu and Wami in Tanzania.
Petrocephalus balayi is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, found only in the Ogowe River in Gabon and the Congo River basin in Cameroon, Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Petrocephalus simus is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, found only in Guinea Bissau to Angola. Also widely distributed in the Congo River basin, in the Central African Republic, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola and in Zambia.
Petrocephalus binotatus is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, found in the middle Congo River basin, from Pool Malebo up to the Wagenia Falls in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Petrocephalus microphthalmus is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, found in the Sanaga River in the north to the more southern Kouilou-Niari River, including the rivers Ntem and Ogowe. It's also found in the middle Congo River basin, downstream up to the lower Congo River near Brazzaville and southwards towards Angola.
Petrocephalus bovei is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, known from Côte d'Ivoire, also found in Chad, Niger, Volta River, Gambia and Senegal basins, including the Nile.
Petrocephalus frieli is a species of weakly electric fish in the family Mormyridae, commonly known as elephantfishes. This species was described in 2012 by Lavoué.
Pollimyrus guttatus is a species of weakly electric fish in the family Mormyridae, commonly known as elephantfishes. This species was first described in 1936 by Fowler.
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.