Petrocephalus degeni is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, found in Africa, in both the Katonga River and Lake Victoria.[1]
| Petrocephalus degeni | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Osteoglossiformes |
| Family: | Mormyridae |
| Genus: | Petrocephalus |
| Species: | P. degeni
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| Binomial name | |
| Petrocephalus degeni Boulenger 1906
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Size
editThis species reaches a length of 8.1 cm (3.2 in).[2]
Etymology
editThe fish is named in honor of Swiss ornithologist Edward Degen (1852–1923), who "utilized his leisure" time while serving as an assistant to Prof. Edward Alfred Minchin in Uganda and collected the holotype specimen.[3]
References
edit- ^ Kramer, B., R. Bills, P. Skelton and M. Wink, 2012. A critical revision of the churchill snoutfish, genus Petrocephalus Marcusen, 1854 (Actinopterygii: Teleostei: Mormyridae), from southern and eastern Africa, with the recognition of Petrocephalus tanensis, and the description of five new species. Journal of Natural History 46(35-36):2179-2258.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Petrocephalus degeni". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family MORMYRIDAE Bonaparte 1831 (Elephantfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
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