Petrocephalus longianalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Osteoglossiformes |
Family: | Mormyridae |
Genus: | Petrocephalus |
Species: | P. longianalis |
Binomial name | |
Petrocephalus longianalis | |
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. [1]
This species reaches a length of 11.9 cm (4.7 in). [2]
The fishes name means longus (L.), long; analis (L.), anal, referring to higher number of anal-fin rays (30–35) compared with congeners covered in the authors' study. [3]
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Petrocephalus stuhlmanni is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, found only in the rivers Ruvu and Wami in Tanzania.
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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 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.
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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.
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Petrocephalus gliroides is a species of weakly electric fish in the family Mormyridae, commonly known as elephantfishes. This species was first described in 1897 by Vinciguerra.
Petrocephalus steindachneri is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae. It is native to the Rufuji River system, Tanzania
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Petrocephalus magnitrunci is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, it is found in the Boro River in central part of the Okavango Delta. It is also reported from the Okavango in Angola.
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