Petrocephalus tenuicauda

Petrocephalus tenuicauda, is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, found along the Atlantic Guinean slope.[1]

Petrocephalus tenuicauda
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Family: Mormyridae
Genus: Petrocephalus
Species:
P. tenuicauda
Binomial name
Petrocephalus tenuicauda
Synonyms
  • Mormyrus tenuicauda Steindachner, 1894

Size

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This species reaches a length of 11.3 cm (4.4 in).[2]

References

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  1. ^ Bigorne, R., 1990. Mormyridae. p. 122-184. In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux saumâtres d'Afrique de l'Ouest. tome 1. Faune Trop. 28. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, and ORSTOM, Paris.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Petrocephalus tenuicauda". FishBase. February 2015 version.