Petrocephalus
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Petrocephalus is a genus of elephantfish in the family Mormyridae, being the only genus in the sub-family Petrocephalinae. These fish are native to Africa
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Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
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Species
- Petrocephalus ansorgii BoulengerGeorge Albert BoulengerGeorge Albert Boulenger FRS was a Belgian-British zoologist who identified over 2000 new animal species, chiefly fish, reptiles and amphibians.-Life:...
, 1903 - Petrocephalus balayi SauvageHenri Émile Sauvage- Works :Articles in The Popular Science Monthly:* “Amphibious Fishes,” in Popular Science Monthly Volume 9, September 1876* “The Archer-Fishes,” in Popular Science Monthly Volume 12, January 1878* “The Matamata,” in Popular Science Monthly Volume 16, March 1880...
, 1883 - Petrocephalus bane (Lacépède, 1803)
- Petrocephalus bane bane (Lacepède, 1803)
- Petrocephalus bane comoensis de Mérona, 1979
- Petrocephalus binotatus PellegrinJacques PellegrinJacques Pellegrin was a French zoologist.Pellegrin was born in Paris, and studied natural history. In 1894 he became assistant chairman of zoology at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, replacing Léon Vaillant .He got his doctorates in medicine and science...
, 1924 - Petrocephalus bovei (ValenciennesAchille ValenciennesAchille Valenciennes was a French zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology...
, 1847)- Petrocephalus bovei bovei (Valenciennes, 1847)
- Petrocephalus bovei guineensis Reizer, Mattei & Chevalier, 1973
- Petrocephalus catostoma (Günther, 1866)
- Petrocephalus catostoma catostoma (Günther, 1866) (Churchill)
- Petrocephalus catostoma congicus L. R. David & PollMax PollMax Fernand Leon Poll was a Belgian ichthyologist who specialised in Cichlidae.In the years 1946 and 1947 he organised an expedition to Lake Tanganyika....
, 1937 - Petrocephalus catostoma haullevillei BoulengerGeorge Albert BoulengerGeorge Albert Boulenger FRS was a Belgian-British zoologist who identified over 2000 new animal species, chiefly fish, reptiles and amphibians.-Life:...
, 1912 - Petrocephalus catostoma tanensis Whitehead & GreenwoodHumphry GreenwoodHumphry Greenwood FRS FIBiol was an English ichthyologist. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1985...
, 1959 (Tana-churchill)
- Petrocephalus christyi BoulengerGeorge Albert BoulengerGeorge Albert Boulenger FRS was a Belgian-British zoologist who identified over 2000 new animal species, chiefly fish, reptiles and amphibians.-Life:...
, 1920 - Petrocephalus cunganus BoulengerGeorge Albert BoulengerGeorge Albert Boulenger FRS was a Belgian-British zoologist who identified over 2000 new animal species, chiefly fish, reptiles and amphibians.-Life:...
, 1910 - Petrocephalus gliroides (Vinciguerra, 1897)
- Petrocephalus grandoculis BoulengerGeorge Albert BoulengerGeorge Albert Boulenger FRS was a Belgian-British zoologist who identified over 2000 new animal species, chiefly fish, reptiles and amphibians.-Life:...
, 1920 - Petrocephalus hutereaui (BoulengerGeorge Albert BoulengerGeorge Albert Boulenger FRS was a Belgian-British zoologist who identified over 2000 new animal species, chiefly fish, reptiles and amphibians.-Life:...
, 1913) - Petrocephalus keatingii BoulengerGeorge Albert BoulengerGeorge Albert Boulenger FRS was a Belgian-British zoologist who identified over 2000 new animal species, chiefly fish, reptiles and amphibians.-Life:...
, 1901 - Petrocephalus levequei Bigorne & Paugy, 1990
- Petrocephalus microphthalmus PellegrinJacques PellegrinJacques Pellegrin was a French zoologist.Pellegrin was born in Paris, and studied natural history. In 1894 he became assistant chairman of zoology at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, replacing Léon Vaillant .He got his doctorates in medicine and science...
, 1908 - Petrocephalus pallidomaculatus Bigorne & Paugy, 1990
- Petrocephalus pellegrini PollMax PollMax Fernand Leon Poll was a Belgian ichthyologist who specialised in Cichlidae.In the years 1946 and 1947 he organised an expedition to Lake Tanganyika....
, 1941 - Petrocephalus sauvagii (BoulengerGeorge Albert BoulengerGeorge Albert Boulenger FRS was a Belgian-British zoologist who identified over 2000 new animal species, chiefly fish, reptiles and amphibians.-Life:...
, 1887) - Petrocephalus schoutedeni PollMax PollMax Fernand Leon Poll was a Belgian ichthyologist who specialised in Cichlidae.In the years 1946 and 1947 he organised an expedition to Lake Tanganyika....
, 1954 - Petrocephalus similis Lavoué, 2011
- Petrocephalus simus SauvageHenri Émile Sauvage- Works :Articles in The Popular Science Monthly:* “Amphibious Fishes,” in Popular Science Monthly Volume 9, September 1876* “The Archer-Fishes,” in Popular Science Monthly Volume 12, January 1878* “The Matamata,” in Popular Science Monthly Volume 16, March 1880...
, 1879 - Petrocephalus soudanensis Bigorne & Paugy, 1990
- Petrocephalus squalostoma (BoulengerGeorge Albert BoulengerGeorge Albert Boulenger FRS was a Belgian-British zoologist who identified over 2000 new animal species, chiefly fish, reptiles and amphibians.-Life:...
, 1915) - Petrocephalus sullivani Lavoué, Hopkins & Kamdem Toham, 2004
- Petrocephalus tenuicauda (SteindachnerFranz SteindachnerFranz Steindachner was an Austrian zoologist.- Work and career :Being interested in natural history, Steindachner took up the study of fossil fishes on the recommendation of his friend Eduard Suess...
, 1895) - Petrocephalus wesselsi Kramer & van der Bank, 2000 (Southern Churchill)