Petrocephalus similis

Petrocephalus similis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Family: Mormyridae
Genus: Petrocephalus
Species:
P. similis
Binomial name
Petrocephalus similis
Lavoué, 2011

Petrocephalus similis is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, found in the Djérem River, in the upper Sanaga basin in Cameroon.

Size

This species reaches a length of 11.9 cm (4.7 in).

Etymology

The Latin similis means "like" or "resembling", referring to its resemblance to P. sullivani.

References

  1. ↑ Lavoué, S. (2011): A new species of Petrocephalus Marcusen 1854 (Osteoglossomorpha: Mormyridae) from the Sanaga River basin, Cameroon. Zootaxa, 2934: 20-28.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Petrocephalus similis". 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.