Petrocephalus microphthalmus

Petrocephalus microphthalmus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Osteoglossiformes
Family:	Mormyridae
Genus:	Petrocephalus
Species:	P. microphthalmus
Binomial name
	Petrocephalus microphthalmus; Pellegrin, 1909

Last updated November 17, 2025

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 is also found in the middle Congo River basin, downstream up to the lower Congo River near Brazzaville and southwards towards Angola. ^[1]

Size

This species reaches a length of 5.2 cm (2.0 in).^[2]

References

↑ Gosse, J.-P. (1984). Mormyridae. p. 63–122. En J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse y D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, París y MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 1.
↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Petrocephalus microphthalmus". FishBase . February 2015 version.

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[1] Gosse, J.-P. (1984). Mormyridae. p. 63–122. En J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse y D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, París y MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 1.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Petrocephalus microphthalmus". FishBase . February 2015 version.

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