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Petrocephalus mbossou
Petrocephalus mbossou is a species of weakly electric fish in the family Mormyridae, commonly known as elephantfishes. This species was described in 2010 by Lavoué, Sullivan, and Arnegard.
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Description
Petrocephalus mbossou is distinguished by its unique combination of morphological features. It has a dorsal fin with 22–24 branched rays and an anal fin with 26–28 branched rays. The mouth is inferior and small, with the ratio of head length to mouth width between 4.2 and 5.1. It has 9-11 teeth in a single row in the upper jaw and 14–22 teeth in a single row in the lower jaw. The pigmentation pattern includes two black markings on each side of the body: an irregular patch below the anterior base of the dorsal fin and an irregularly-shaped mark at the base of the caudal fin.
Range & habitat
Petrocephalus mbossou is found in the Congo River basin, specifically in the Lékoli River (a tributary of the Likouala River) in the Republic of Congo and the Ubangui River in the Central African Republic. It inhabits freshwater environments and is benthopelagic, meaning it lives near the bottom of the water body.
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
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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 617552.