Petrocephalus boboto

Petrocephalus boboto

Five Point Seven Centimeters Mormyrid Fish of African Waters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Fusiform
Small
Tropical fish

Petrocephalus boboto is a species of electric fish in the genus Petrocephalus. It is so far only known from the holotype collected from Congo River at Yangambi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The specific name, boboto, is the Lingala word for "peace".

Class: Teleosts
Order: Bonytongues
Family: Mormyridae
Genus: Petrocephalus
Maximum length: 5.7 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa: only known from the main channel of the Congo River at Yangambi, in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 96601 ).

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