Petrocephalus leo

Taxonavigation: Osteoglossiformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohort: Osteoglossocephala Cohort/Superordo: Osteoglossomorpha Ordo: Osteoglossiformes

Familia: Mormyridae
Genus: Petrocephalus
Species: Petrocephalus leo

Name

Petrocephalus leo Lavoué, 2016

• Holotype: CUMV 95314.
• Paratypes: AMNH 264802 (3); CUMV 91853 (17), 91854 (11); MRAC 2016-012-P-00001-00003 (3).

Type locality: Central African Republic, Basse-Kotto, Kotto River at Mingala, Kotto-Oubangui province, 5.10N, 21.82E.

Etymology: This species is named after the son of the author, Léo (Latin name leo).

References

• Lavoué, S. 2016. Petrocephalus leo, a new species of African electric fish (Osteoglossomorpha: Mormyridae) from the Oubangui River basin (Congo basin). Zootaxa 4121(3): 319–330. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4121.3.6. Reference page.