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Petrocephalus tenuicauda

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Petrocephalus tenuicauda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

Petrocephalus tenuicauda is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, found along the Atlantic Guinean slope.[2]

Size

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This species reaches a length of 11.3 cm (4.4 in).[3]

References

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  1. ^ Diallo, I.; Olaosebikan, B.D. (2020). "Petrocephalus tenuicauda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T182174A135013079. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T182174A135013079.en. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  2. ^ Bigorne, R. (1990). "Mormyridae". In C. Lévêque; D. Paugy; G.G. Teugels (eds.). Faune des poissons d'eaux saumâtres d'Afrique de l'Ouest. Faune Trop. 28. Vol. tome 1. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, and ORSTOM, Paris. pp. 122–184.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Petrocephalus tenuicauda". FishBase. February 2015 version.