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Petrocephalus petersi
Petrocephalus petersi is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, it is found in the Zambezi River Delta and the Melela River.
From the article Petrocephalus petersi on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
In human culture
The fish is named in honor of German zoologist and explorer Wilhelm Peters (1815–1883), who conducted the first major fish survey of the lower Zambezi region in 1842–1848 and is credited with discovering many endemics and other more-widespread species.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 617555.