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Petrocephalus mbossou Lavoué, Sullivan & Arnegard, 2010

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Congo (Brazzaville) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the Lékoli River (Likouala River tributary, middle Congo River basin)(Ref. 85331). Type locality of the holotype of Petrocephalus mbossou: 'Republic of the Congo, Cuvette-Ouest, Lékoli River (Congo basin), small branch of the Lékoli River, only ca. 300 meters long before it re-enters into the main channel of the Lékoli, 0.62°N, 14.91°E' (Ref. 85331).
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Main Ref: Lavoué, S., J.P. Sullivan and M.E. Arnegard, 2010
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Common names from other countries

Mbossou-kivipeakala, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Osteoglossiformes (Bony tongues) > Mormyridae (Elephantfishes)
Etymology: Petrocephalus: Latin, petra = stone + Greek, kephale = head (Ref. 45335);  mbossou: The specific epithet is the name given to Petrocephalus locally in the Lingala language; speakers of Lingala recognize Petrocephalus as a natural group, which they call 'mbossou' (Ref. 85331).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Tropical

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