Petrocephalus arnegardi is a species of electric fish in the genus Petrocephalus native to the Central Congo River basin. It is found in middle Congo River and in the Likouala River drainage, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Republic of the Congo.[1][2][3] It is named after Matthew Arnegard, an expert on elephantfishes.[1]
| Petrocephalus arnegardi | |
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| Paratype from Odzala-Kokoua National Park, Congo River, Republic of the Congo | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Osteoglossiformes |
| Family: | Mormyridae |
| Genus: | Petrocephalus |
| Species: | P. arnegardi
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| Petrocephalus arnegardi Lavoué & Sullivan, 2014[1]
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Description
editPetrocephalus arnegardi grow to 9 cm (3.5 in) SL. It is a silvery white fish with three distinct bilateral melanin marks: one slightly anterior to the dorsal fin, another one at the base of the pectoral fin, and one centered at the base of the caudal fin. Mouth is small and subterminal.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Lavoué, S.; Sullivan, J.P. (2014). "Petrocephalus boboto and Petrocephalus arnegardi, two new species of African electric fish (Osteoglossomorpha, Mormyridae) from the Congo River basin". ZooKeys (400): 43–65. doi:10.3897/zookeys.400.6743. PMC 4023242. PMID 24843255.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Petrocephalus arnegardi". FishBase. November 2014 version.
- ^ "Two New Electric Fish Species Discovered in Democratic Republic of Congo". Sci-news.com. April 10, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2014.