Petrocephalus sauvagii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Osteoglossiformes |
Family: | Mormyridae |
Genus: | Petrocephalus |
Species: | P. sauvagii |
Binomial name | |
Petrocephalus sauvagii (Boulenger 1887) | |
Synonyms | |
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Petrocephalus sauvagii is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, found in the Congo River basin and Niger Delta in Africa. [1]
This species reaches a length of 17.5 cm (6.9 in). [2]
The fish is named in honor of French zoologist Henri Émile Sauvage (1842–1917). [3]
Jacques Pellegrin was a French zoologist.
Henri Émile Sauvage was a French paleontologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He was a leading expert on Mesozoic fish and reptiles.
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