Petrocephalus tanensis

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 tanensis

Name

• Petrocephalus tanensis Whitehead & Greenwood, 1959

Holotype: BMNH 1963.11.29.1. Paratypes: BMNH 1963.11.19.2-8 (8).

Type locality: Kenya, Garsen, Tana River.[1]

Etymology: The species is named after its type locality, the Tana River.

Synonyms

• Petrocephalus catostoma tanensis Whitehead & Greenwood, 1959

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
• Whitehead, P. J. P. & Greenwood, P. H.; 1959: Mormyrid fishes of the genus Petrocephalus in Eastern Africa with a redescription of Petrocephalus gliroides (Vinc.). Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines, 60 (3-4): 283–295.
• Petrocephalus tanensis in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.