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Mormyridae (Elephantfishes)
Etymology: Petrocephalus: Latin, petra = stone + Greek, kephale = head (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Professor Dr Franz Ludwig Stuhlmann (1863–1928) was a German zoologist and explorer who collected in East Africa (1888–1900). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
; zoet water demersaal. Tropical
Africa: rivers Ruvu [= Kingani](Ref. 91771) and Wami (Ref. 96601) in Tanzania.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.9 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 91771)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 0; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 19 - 22; Anale stekels: 0; Anale zachte stralen: 25 - 29. Diagnosis: Body depth 30.1% of standard length; head length 27.6% of standard length; length of snout to posterior orbital rim of eye 38.2% of head length; length of snout to centre of eye 28.8% of head length; predorsal length 64.3% of standard length; preanal length 59.6% of standard length; dorsal fin length 15.2% of standard length; anal fin length 23.9% of standard length; distance dorsal fin origin to end of caudal peduncle 39.8% of standard length; depth of caudal peduncle 38.9% of its length; 12 circumpeduncular scales (Ref. 91771).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Kramer, B., R. Bills, P. Skelton and M. Wink, 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. (Ref. 91771)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Harmless
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01549 (0.00678 - 0.03537), b=2.86 (2.68 - 3.04), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278) |
3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |