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Petrocephalus pallidomaculatus
Petrocephalus pallidomaculatus is a species of weakly electric fish in the family Mormyridae, commonly known as elephantfishes. This species was described in 1990 by Bigorne and Paugy.
From the article Petrocephalus pallidomaculatus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Petrocephalus pallidomaculatus is distinguished by its unique combination of morphological features. It has a dorsal fin with 20-27 branched rays and an anal fin with 27-34 branched rays. The fish has a large eye, with the ratio of head length to eye diameter ranging between 3.0 and 3.51. The mouth is large, with the ratio of head length to mouth width between 2.0 and 3.7. It has 15-21 teeth in the upper jaw and 24-30 teeth in the lower jaw. The pigmentation pattern includes two distinctive melanin markings: a distinct triangular spot below the anterior base of the dorsal fin, and a V-shaped spot at the base of the caudal fin.
Range & habitat
Petrocephalus pallidomaculatus is found in the Congo River basin, specifically in the upper Niger, Volta, Mono, and Ouémé basins. It inhabits freshwater environments and is benthopelagic, meaning it lives near the bottom of the water body.
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
In human culture
The species was named because of the pale spots pallid[us] (L.), "pale"; maculatus (L.), "spotted", referring to the barely visible sub-dorsal spot.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 109197.