Petrocephalus petersi

Taxonavigation

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 petersi

Name

• Petrocephalus petersi Kramer et. al., 2012

Holotype: SAIAB 060846. Paratypes: SAIAB 186055 (10).

Type locality: Mozambique, stream near campsite 1, edge of wet Zambezi River System, Zambezi River, 18°33'54"S, 35°39'46"E.[1]

Etymology: The species name petersi is given in honour of the German herpetologist Wilhelm C. H. Peters who, until recently, during his Naturwissenschaftliche Reise nach Mossambique 1842–1848, had carried out the only major fish survey of the lower Zambezi region, and discovered many of the endemics and other more widespread species (Peters, 1868).

References

• Kramer, B., Bills, R., Skelton, P. & Wink, M.; 2012: A critical revision of the churchill snoutfish, genus Petrocephalus Marcusen, 1854 (Actinopterygii: Teleostei: Mormyridae), from southern and eastern Africa, with the recognition of Petrocephalus tanensis, and the description of five new species. Journal of Natural History, 46 (35-36): 2179–2258. DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2012.708452