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''Petrocephalus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. All the fish species of this genus are endemic to Africa.


Species

There are currently 46 recognized species in this genus: * ''
Petrocephalus ansorgii ''Petrocephalus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. All the fish species of this genus are endemic to Africa. Species There are currently 46 recognized species in this genus: * '' Petrocephalus ansorgii'' Boulenger 1903 ( ...
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1903
(Agberi mormyrid) * ''
Petrocephalus arnegardi ''Petrocephalus arnegardi'' is a species of electric fish in the genus ''Petrocephalus'' native to the Central Congo River basin. It is found in middle Congo River and in the Likouala River drainage, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and R ...
'' Lavoué & Sullivan 2014 Lavoué, S. & Sullivan, J.P. (2014): ''Petrocephalus boboto'' and ''Petrocephalus arnegardi'', two new species of African electric fish (Osteoglossomorpha, Mormyridae) from the Congo River basin. ''ZooKeys, 400: 43–65.'' (Arnegard mormyrid) * '' Petrocephalus balayi''
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1883
(Ogooue River mormyrid) * ''
Petrocephalus balteatus ''Petrocephalus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. All the fish species of this genus are endemic to Africa. Species There are currently 46 recognized species in this genus: * ''Petrocephalus ansorgii'' Boulenger 1903 (A ...
'' Rochebrune 1885 (Churchill snoutfish) * ''
Petrocephalus bane ''Petrocephalus bane'' is a species of elephantfish native to Africa where it occurs in the basins of the Nile, Bénoué and Volta rivers and the Chad Basin. It prefers relatively still waters of lakes, irrigation canals and lagoons. This spec ...
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, 1803)
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Petrocephalus binotatus ''Petrocephalus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. All the fish species of this genus are endemic to Africa. Species There are currently 46 recognized species in this genus: * ''Petrocephalus ansorgii'' Boulenger 1903 (A ...
'' Pellegrin 1924 (Ikengo mormyrid) * ''
Petrocephalus boboto ''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 Lingal ...
'' Lavoué & Sullivan 2014 (Boboto mormyrid) * '' Petrocephalus bovei'' ( Valenciennes 1847) (baby whale) * '' Petrocephalus catostoma'' ( Günther 1866) (Churchill) * '' Petrocephalus christyi''
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1920
(Lindi mormyrid) * '' Petrocephalus congicus'' L. R. David & Poll 1937 (Mukishi River mormyrid) * '' Petrocephalus cunganus''
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1910
(Cuanza River mormyrid) * '' Petrocephalus degeni''
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1906
(Katonga River mormyrid) * '' Petrocephalus frieli'' Lavoué 2012 Lavoué, S. (2012): ''Petrocephalus'' Marcusen, 1854 (Osteoglossomorpha: Mormyridae) of the Bangweulu-Mweru ecoregion (Luapula River system,
Congo Basin The Congo Basin (french: Bassin du Congo) is the sedimentary basin of the Congo River. The Congo Basin is located in Central Africa, in a region known as west equatorial Africa. The Congo Basin region is sometimes known simply as the Congo. It con ...
), with the description of a new species. ''Journal of Natural History, 46 (35-36): 2159-2178.''
(Luapula River mormyrid) * ''
Petrocephalus gliroides ''Petrocephalus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. All the fish species of this genus are endemic to Africa. Species There are currently 46 recognized species in this genus: * ''Petrocephalus ansorgii'' Boulenger 1903 (A ...
'' ( Vinciguerra 1897) (Ganana River mormyrid) * ''
Petrocephalus grandoculis ''Petrocephalus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. All the fish species of this genus are endemic to Africa. Species There are currently 46 recognized species in this genus: * ''Petrocephalus ansorgii'' Boulenger 1903 (A ...
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1920
* '' Petrocephalus haullevillii''
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1912
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Petrocephalus hutereaui ''Petrocephalus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. All the fish species of this genus are endemic to Africa. Species There are currently 46 recognized species in this genus: * ''Petrocephalus ansorgii'' Boulenger 1903 (A ...
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1913)
(Uele mormyrid) * ''
Petrocephalus keatingii ''Petrocephalus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. All the fish species of this genus are endemic to Africa. Species There are currently 46 recognized species in this genus: * ''Petrocephalus ansorgii'' Boulenger 1903 (A ...
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1901
(Fashoda mormyrid) * ''
Petrocephalus leo ''Petrocephalus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. All the fish species of this genus are endemic to Africa. Species There are currently 46 recognized species in this genus: * ''Petrocephalus ansorgii'' Boulenger 1903 (A ...
'' Lavoué, 2016 Lavoué, S. (2016): ''Petrocephalus leo'', a new species of African electric fish (Osteoglossomorpha: Mormyridae) from the Oubangui River basin (Congo basin). ''Zootaxa, 4121 (3): 319–330.'' (Kotto elephantfish) * ''
Petrocephalus levequei ''Petrocephalus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. All the fish species of this genus are endemic to Africa. Species There are currently 46 recognized species in this genus: * ''Petrocephalus ansorgii'' Boulenger 1903 (A ...
'' Bigorne & Paugy 1990 (Sierra Leone elephantfish) * '' Petrocephalus longianalis'' B. J. Kramer I. R. Bills, P. H. Skelton & Wink 2012 (Lufubu River mormyrid) * ''
Petrocephalus longicapitis ''Petrocephalus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. All the fish species of this genus are endemic to Africa. Species There are currently 46 recognized species in this genus: * ''Petrocephalus ansorgii'' Boulenger 1 ...
'' B. J. Kramer, I. R. Bills, P. H. Skelton & Wink 2012 (Katima Mulilo mormyrid) * ''
Petrocephalus magnitrunci ''Petrocephalus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. All the fish species of this genus are endemic to Africa. Species There are currently 46 recognized species in this genus: * ''Petrocephalus ansorgii'' Boulenger 1903 (A ...
'' B. J. Kramer, I. R. Bills, P. H. Skelton & Wink 2012 (Okavango mormyrid) * ''
Petrocephalus magnoculis ''Petrocephalus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. All the fish species of this genus are endemic to Africa. Species There are currently 46 recognized species in this genus: * ''Petrocephalus ansorgii'' Boulenger 1903 (A ...
'' B. J. Kramer, I. R. Bills, P. H. Skelton & Wink 2012 (Cunene River mormyrid) * ''
Petrocephalus mbossou ''Petrocephalus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. All the fish species of this genus are endemic to Africa. Species There are currently 46 recognized species in this genus: * ''Petrocephalus ansorgii'' Boulenger 1 ...
'' Lavoué, Sullivan & Arnegard 2010 (Mbossou mormyrid) * ''
Petrocephalus microphthalmus ''Petrocephalus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. All the fish species of this genus are endemic to Africa. Species There are currently 46 recognized species in this genus: * ''Petrocephalus ansorgii'' Boulenger 1903 (A ...
'' Pellegrin 1908 (smallhead mormyrid) * ''
Petrocephalus odzalaensis ''Petrocephalus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. All the fish species of this genus are endemic to Africa. Species There are currently 46 recognized species in this genus: * ''Petrocephalus ansorgii'' Boulenger 1 ...
'' Lavoué, Sullivan & Arnegard 2010 (Odzala mormyrid) * '' Petrocephalus okavangensis'' B. J. Kramer, I. R. Bills, P. H. Skelton & Wink 2012 (Thoage River mormyrid) * '' Petrocephalus pallidomaculatus'' Bigorne & Paugy, 1990 (Bamako mormyrid) * ''
Petrocephalus pellegrini ''Petrocephalus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. All the fish species of this genus are endemic to Africa. Species There are currently 46 recognized species in this genus: * ''Petrocephalus ansorgii'' Boulenger 1903 (A ...
'' Poll 1941 (Nuon mormyrid) * ''
Petrocephalus petersi ''Petrocephalus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. All the fish species of this genus are endemic to Africa. Species There are currently 46 recognized species in this genus: * ''Petrocephalus ansorgii'' Boulenger 1903 (A ...
'' B. J. Kramer, I. R. Bills, P. H. Skelton & Wink 2012 (Zambezi mormyrid) * ''
Petrocephalus pulsivertens ''Petrocephalus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. All the fish species of this genus are endemic to Africa. Species There are currently 46 recognized species in this genus: * ''Petrocephalus ansorgii'' Boulenger 1903 (A ...
'' Lavoué, Sullivan & Arnegard 2010 (Odzala mormyrid) * ''
Petrocephalus sauvagii ''Petrocephalus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. All the fish species of this genus are endemic to Africa. Species There are currently 46 recognized species in this genus: * ''Petrocephalus ansorgii'' Boulenger 1903 (A ...
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1887)
(Sauvage's mormyrid) * '' Petrocephalus schoutedeni'' Poll 1954 (Yangambi mormyrid) * ''
Petrocephalus similis ''Petrocephalus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. All the fish species of this genus are endemic to Africa. Species There are currently 46 recognized species in this genus: * ''Petrocephalus ansorgii'' Boulenger 1903 (A ...
'' Lavoué 2011 Lavoué, S. (2011): A new species of ''Petrocephalus'' Marcusen 1854 (Osteoglossomorpha: Mormyridae) from the Sanaga River basin, Cameroon. ''Zootaxa, 2934: 20-28.'' (Sanaga mormyrid) * ''
Petrocephalus simus ''Petrocephalus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. All the fish species of this genus are endemic to Africa. Species There are currently 46 recognized species in this genus: * ''Petrocephalus ansorgii'' Boulenger 1903 (A ...
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1879
(roundnose mormyrid) * ''
Petrocephalus soudanensis ''Petrocephalus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. All the fish species of this genus are endemic to Africa. Species There are currently 46 recognized species in this genus: * ''Petrocephalus ansorgii'' Boulenger 1903 (A ...
'' Bigorne & Paugy 1990 (Loutou mormyrid) * ''
Petrocephalus squalostoma ''Petrocephalus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. All the fish species of this genus are endemic to Africa. Species There are currently 46 recognized species in this genus: * ''Petrocephalus ansorgii'' Boulenger 1 ...
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1915)
(Lukinda mormyrid) * ''
Petrocephalus steindachneri ''Petrocephalus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. All the fish species of this genus are endemic to Africa. Species There are currently 46 recognized species in this genus: * ''Petrocephalus ansorgii'' Boulenger 1903 (A ...
'' Fowler 1958 (Msola mormyrid) * ''
Petrocephalus stuhlmanni ''Petrocephalus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. All the fish species of this genus are endemic to Africa. Species There are currently 46 recognized species in this genus: * ''Petrocephalus ansorgii'' Boulenger 1903 (A ...
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1909
(Kingani mormyrid) * ''
Petrocephalus sullivani ''Petrocephalus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. All the fish species of this genus are endemic to Africa. Species There are currently 46 recognized species in this genus: * ''Petrocephalus ansorgii'' Boulenger 1903 (A ...
'' Lavoué, C. D. Hopkins & Kamdem Toham 2004 (Sullivan's mormyrid) * ''
Petrocephalus tanensis ''Petrocephalus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. All the fish species of this genus are endemic to Africa. Species There are currently 46 recognized species in this genus: * ''Petrocephalus ansorgii'' Boulenger 1903 (A ...
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1959
Kramer, B., Bills, R., Skelton, P. & Wink, M. (2012): A critical revision of the churchill snoutfish, genus ''Petrocephalus'' Marcusen, 1854 (Actinopterygii: Teleostei: Mormyridae), from southern and eastern Africa, with the recognition of ''Petrocephalus tanensis'', and the description of five new species. ''Journal of Natural History, 46 (35-36): 2179-2258.'' (Tana-churchill) * '' Petrocephalus tenuicauda'' (
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1894)
(Junk mormyrid) * ''
Petrocephalus valentini ''Petrocephalus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. All the fish species of this genus are endemic to Africa. Species There are currently 46 recognized species in this genus: * ''Petrocephalus ansorgii'' Boulenger 1903 (A ...
'' Lavoué, Sullivan & Arnegard 2010 (Lekoli mormyrid) * ''
Petrocephalus wesselsi ''Petrocephalus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. All the fish species of this genus are endemic to Africa. Species There are currently 46 recognized species in this genus: * ''Petrocephalus ansorgii'' Boulenger 1903 (A ...
'' B. J. Kramer & van der Bank 2000 (Southern Churchill) * ''
Petrocephalus zakoni ''Petrocephalus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mormyridae. All the fish species of this genus are endemic to Africa. Species There are currently 46 recognized species in this genus: * ''Petrocephalus ansorgii'' Boulenger 1903 (A ...
'' Lavoué, Sullivan & Arnegard 2010 (Zakon mormyrid)


References

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