Petrocephalus arnegardi

Petrocephalus arnegardi

Nine Centimeters Mormyrid Fish of the Congo Basin

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Fusiform
Small
Tropical fish

Petrocephalus arnegardi is a species of electric fish in the genus Petrocephalus which is native to the Central Congo River basin. It is found in the middle Congo River and in the Likouala River drainage, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Republic of the Congo.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Bonytongues
Family: Mormyridae
Genus: Petrocephalus
Maximum length: 9 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa: various tributaries of the Likouala drainage (middle Congo River tributary) in Republic of Congo, and the middle Congo River near Yangambi in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 96601 ).

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