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Petrocephalus haullevillii
Plate 1 of 1. Boulenger, George Albert, 1858-1937, no known copyright restrictions (public domain) · via iNaturalist

Petrocephalus haullevillii

Petrocephalus haullevillii is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, found only in Africa and only in the Kouilou-Niari and Chiloango River basins.

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In human culture

The fish was named after Alphonse de Haulleville (1860–1938) who was the director of the Congo Museum (Tervuren, Belgium).

== References ==

Wikipedia: “Etymology”

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