Petrocephalus magnoculis is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, it is found in the Cunene River below the Ruacana Falls in Namibia and Angola.[1]
| Petrocephalus magnoculis | |
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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. magnoculis
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| Binomial name | |
| Petrocephalus magnoculis | |
Size
editThis species reaches a length of 10.9 cm (4.3 in).[2]
Etymology
editThe fishes name means magnus (L.), great; oculus (L.), eye, referring to its large eye diameter (25.9–32.9% of the head length).[3]
References
edit- ^ Kramer, B., Bills, R., Skelton, P. & Wink, M. (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 magnoculis". 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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