Petrocephalus simus

Petrocephalus simus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Osteoglossiformes
Family:	Mormyridae
Genus:	Petrocephalus
Species:	P. simus
Binomial name
	Petrocephalus simus; Sauvage, 1883
Synonyms
	Gnathonemus simusSauvage 1883;

Last updated November 17, 2025

Petrocephalus simus is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, found in Guinea Bissau to Angola. It is also widely distributed in the Congo River basin, in the Central African Republic, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola and Zambia.^[1]

Size

This species reaches a length of 12.0 cm (4.7 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 simus". 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 simus". FishBase . February 2015 version.

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