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Mormyridae (Elephantfishes)
Etymology: Petrocephalus: Latin, petra = stone + Greek, kephale = head (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Franz Steindachner (1834–1919) was an Austrian zoologist who specialised in herpetology and ichthyology. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Meio ambiente: milieu / Zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / faixa de distribuição
Ecologia
; Água doce demersal. Tropical
Africa: Rufuji River system, Tanzania (Ref. 91771).
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.6 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 91771)
Descrição suscinta
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 0; Raios dorsais (total) : 22 - 27; Espinhos anais: 0; Raios anais : 26 - 31. Diagnosis: Body depth 29.4-32.8% of standard length; head length 27.2-27.4% of standard length; length of snout to centre of eye 31.1-34.3% of head length; length of snout to posterior orbital rim of eye 43.4-43.8% of head length; predorsal length 62.3-64.1% of standard length; preanal length 60.1-61.6% of standard length; dorsal fin length 17.3-20.6% of standard length; anal fin length 22.2-25.2% of standard length; distance dorsal fin origin to end of caudal peduncle 40.2-43.2% of standard length; length of caudal peduncle 19.5-21.1% of standard length; depth of caudal peduncle 28.5-31.3% of its length (Ref. 91771).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
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 na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Ameaça para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
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Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01549 (0.00672 - 0.03569), b=2.87 (2.69 - 3.05), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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