Petrocephalus sauvagii

Petrocephalus sauvagii is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, found in the Congo River basin and Niger Delta in Africa.[1]

Petrocephalus sauvagii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Family: Mormyridae
Genus: Petrocephalus
Species:
P. sauvagii
Binomial name
Petrocephalus sauvagii
(Boulenger 1887)
Synonyms
  • Mormyrus sauvagii Boulenger 1887

Size

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This species reaches a length of 17.5 cm (6.9 in).[2]

Etymology

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The fish is named in honor of French zoologist Henri Émile Sauvage (1842–1917).[3]

References

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  1. ^ Lévêque, C.D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.), 1990. Faune des poissons d'eaux douces et saumâtres d'Afrique de l'Ouest. Tome 1. Coll. Faune Tropicale N° 28. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgique et O.R.S.T.O.M., Paris, France. 384 p.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Petrocephalus sauvagii". FishBase. February 2015 version.
  3. ^ 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.