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Petrocephalus binotatus

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Ikengo mormyrid
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Family: Mormyridae
Genus: Petrocephalus
Species:
P. binotatus
Binomial name
Petrocephalus binotatus
Pellegrin, 1924
Synonyms
  • Gnathonemus binotatus Pellegrin 1924

The Ikengo mormyrid, Petrocephalus binotatus, is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, found in the middle Congo River basin, from Pool Malebo up to the Wagenia Falls in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [1]

Size

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This species reaches a length of 10.0 cm (3.9 in).[2]

References

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  1. ^ Gosse, J.-P. (1984). Mormyridae. p. 63–122. En J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse y D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, París y MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 1.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Petrocephalus binotatus". FishBase. February 2015 version.