Petrocephalus similis is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, found in the Djerem River, in the upper Sanaga basin in Cameroon. [1]
| Petrocephalus similis | |
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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. similis
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| Binomial name | |
| Petrocephalus similis Lavoué, 2011
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Size
editThis species reaches a length of 11.9 cm (4.7 in).[2]
Etymology
editLatin for like or resembling, referring to its resemblance to P. sullivani.[3]
References
edit- ^ Lavoué, S. (2011): A new species of Petrocephalus Marcusen 1854 (Osteoglossomorpha: Mormyridae) from the Sanaga River basin, Cameroon. Zootaxa, 2934: 20-28.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Petrocephalus similis". 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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