Petrocephalus microphthalmus
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| Petrocephalus microphthalmus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Osteoglossiformes |
| Family: | Mormyridae |
| Genus: | Petrocephalus |
| Species: | P. microphthalmus |
| Binomial name | |
| Petrocephalus microphthalmus Pellegrin, 1909 | |
Petrocephalus microphthalmus is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, found in the Sanaga River in the north to the more southern Kouilou-Niari River, including the rivers Ntem and Ogowe. It is also found in the middle Congo River basin, downstream up to the lower Congo River near Brazzaville and southwards towards Angola. [1]
