Petrocephalus leo

Taxonavigation: Osteoglossiformes 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
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. 
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