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Class: Teleostei
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Family: Mormyridae Elephantfishes

Genus: Petrocephalus

(See list of species below)


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46 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 14.1 cm SL
 
Petrocephalus ansorgii
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.0 cm
 
Petrocephalus arnegardi
[]

Photo by MNHN

Africa
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Petrocephalus balayi Sauvage, 1883

Photo by Photo by MNHN
 
Petrocephalus balayi
[]

Photo by MNHN

Africa
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Petrocephalus bane (Lacepède, 1803)

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Petrocephalus bane
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Petrocephalus binotatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.7 cm SL
 
Petrocephalus boboto
[]

Photo by Mody, K.

Africa
Max. Length 11.5 cm SL
Petrocephalus bovei (Valenciennes, 1847)

Photo by Photo by Mody, K.
 
Petrocephalus bovei
[]

Photo by KMRD

East Africa
Max. Length 15 cm FL
Petrocephalus catostoma (Günther, 1866)

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Petrocephalus catostoma
[Churchill]

Photo by Mertens, P.

Africa
Max. Length 7.7 cm TL
Petrocephalus christyi Boulenger, 1920

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Petrocephalus christyi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 9 cm TL
 
Petrocephalus congicus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11 cm TL
 
Petrocephalus cunganus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.1 cm SL
 
Petrocephalus degeni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.1 cm SL
 
Petrocephalus frieli
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 15 cm SL
 
Petrocephalus gliroides
[]

Photo by RMCA

Africa
Max. Length 9.5 cm TL
Petrocephalus grandoculis Boulenger, 1920

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Petrocephalus grandoculis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7 cm TL
 
Petrocephalus haullevillii
[]

Photo by Musschoot, T.

Africa
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Petrocephalus hutereaui (Boulenger, 1913)

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Petrocephalus hutereaui
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 12 cm TL
 
Petrocephalus keatingii
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.9 cm SL
 
Petrocephalus leo
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 13 cm SL
 
Petrocephalus levequei
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.9 cm SL
 
Petrocephalus longianalis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11 cm SL
 
Petrocephalus longicapitis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.9 cm SL
 
Petrocephalus magnitrunci
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.9 cm SL
 
Petrocephalus magnoculis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.7 cm SL
 
Petrocephalus mbossou
[]

Photo by Mertens, P.

Africa
Max. Length 5.2 cm TL
Petrocephalus microphthalmus Pellegrin, 1909

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Petrocephalus microphthalmus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.9 cm SL
 
Petrocephalus odzalaensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.5 cm SL
 
Petrocephalus okavangensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.7 cm TL
 
Petrocephalus pallidomaculatus
[]

Photo by Mody, K.

Africa
Max. Length 9.1 cm SL
Petrocephalus pellegrini Poll, 1941

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Petrocephalus pellegrini
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.3 cm SL
 
Petrocephalus petersi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.5 cm SL
 
Petrocephalus pulsivertens
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 17.5 cm TL
 
Petrocephalus sauvagii
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.6 cm TL
 
Petrocephalus schoutedeni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.9 cm SL
 
Petrocephalus similis
[]

Photo by Mertens, P.

Africa
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Petrocephalus simus Sauvage, 1879

Photo by Photo by Mertens, P.
 
Petrocephalus simus
[]

Photo by RMCA

Africa
Max. Length 10.8 cm TL
Petrocephalus soudanensis Bigorne & Paugy, 1990

Photo by Photo by RMCA
 
Petrocephalus soudanensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.2 cm SL
 
Petrocephalus squalostoma
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.6 cm SL
 
Petrocephalus steindachneri
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.9 cm SL
 
Petrocephalus stuhlmanni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.3 cm SL
 
Petrocephalus sullivani
[]

Photo by de Vos, L.

Africa
Max. Length 15.2 cm TL
Petrocephalus tanensis Whitehead & Greenwood, 1959

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Petrocephalus tanensis
[Tana-churchill]

Photo by Palmer, R.

Africa
Max. Length 11.3 cm SL
Petrocephalus tenuicauda (Steindachner, 1894)

Photo by Photo by Palmer, R.
 
Petrocephalus tenuicauda
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.7 cm SL
 
Petrocephalus valentini
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.4 cm SL
 
Petrocephalus wesselsi
[Southern Churchill]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.6 cm SL
 
Petrocephalus zakoni
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Petrocephalus ansorgii Africa 14.1 SL 1903
Petrocephalus arnegardi Africa 9.0 2014
Petrocephalus balayi Africa 11 TL 1883
Petrocephalus bane Africa 20 SL 1803
Petrocephalus binotatus Africa 10 SL 1924
Petrocephalus boboto Africa 5.7 SL 2014
Petrocephalus bovei Africa 11.5 SL 1847
Petrocephalus catostoma Churchill East Africa 15 FL 1866
Petrocephalus christyi Africa 7.7 TL 1920
Petrocephalus congicus Africa 9 TL 1937
Petrocephalus cunganus Africa 11 TL 1910
Petrocephalus degeni Africa 8.1 SL 1906
Petrocephalus frieli Africa 9.1 SL 2012
Petrocephalus gliroides Africa 15 SL 1897
Petrocephalus grandoculis Africa 9.5 TL 1920
Petrocephalus haullevillii Africa 7 TL 1912
Petrocephalus hutereaui Africa 6 TL 1913
Petrocephalus keatingii Africa 12 TL 1901
Petrocephalus leo Africa 7.9 SL 2016
Petrocephalus levequei Africa 13 SL 1990
Petrocephalus longianalis Africa 11.9 SL 2012
Petrocephalus longicapitis Africa 11 SL 2012
Petrocephalus magnitrunci Africa 8.9 SL 2012
Petrocephalus magnoculis Africa 10.9 SL 2012
Petrocephalus mbossou Africa 12.7 SL 2010
Petrocephalus microphthalmus Africa 5.2 TL 1909
Petrocephalus odzalaensis Africa 9.9 SL 2010
Petrocephalus okavangensis Africa 9.5 SL 2012
Petrocephalus pallidomaculatus Africa 9.7 TL 1990
Petrocephalus pellegrini Africa 9.1 SL 1941
Petrocephalus petersi Africa 7.3 SL 2012
Petrocephalus pulsivertens Africa 11.5 SL 2010
Petrocephalus sauvagii Africa 17.5 TL 1887
Petrocephalus schoutedeni Africa 5.6 TL 1954
Petrocephalus similis Africa 11.9 SL 2011
Petrocephalus simus Africa 12 TL 1879
Petrocephalus soudanensis Africa 10.8 TL 1990
Petrocephalus squalostoma Africa 12.2 SL 1915
Petrocephalus steindachneri Africa 6.6 SL 1958
Petrocephalus stuhlmanni Africa 7.9 SL 1909
Petrocephalus sullivani Africa 9.3 SL 2004
Petrocephalus tanensis Tana-churchill Africa 15.2 TL 1959
Petrocephalus tenuicauda Africa 11.3 SL 1894
Petrocephalus valentini Africa 7.7 SL 2010
Petrocephalus wesselsi Southern Churchill Africa 11.4 SL 2000
Petrocephalus zakoni Africa 8.6 SL 2010



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