Petrocephalus gliroides

Petrocephalus gliroides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Family: Mormyridae
Genus: Petrocephalus
Species:
P. gliroides
Binomial name
Petrocephalus gliroides
Synonyms
  • Mormyrus gliroides Vinciguerra, 1897

Petrocephalus gliroides is a species of weakly electric fish in the family Mormyridae, commonly known as elephantfishes. This species was first described in 1897 by Vinciguerra.[1][2]

  1. ^ Kramer, B., Bills, R., Skelton, P.H., & 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.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference gliroides was invoked but never defined (see the help page).