Petrocephalus magnoculis

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Petrocephalus magnoculis Kramer, Bills, Skelton & Wink, 2012

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> Osteoglossiformes (Bony tongues) > Mormyridae (Elephantfishes)
Etymology: Petrocephalus: Latin, petra = stone + Greek, kephale = head (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / गहराई सीमा / distribution range पारिस्थितिकी

; स्वच्छ जल, अलवण जल ड़िमरसल. Tropical

वितरण देश | ऐफ ऐ ओ क्षेत्र | Ecosystems | संयोग | बिन्दु नक्शा | भूमिका | Faunafri

Africa: Cunene River below Ruacana Falls in Namibia (Ref. 91771) and Angola (Ref. 120641).

आकार / वज़न / Age

परिपक्व अवधि: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.9 cm SL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 91771)

Short description पहचान कुंजी | आकृति विज्ञान | मौरफोमैटरिक्स

पृष्ठीय रीढ़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 0; पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 20 - 24; गुदा कांटा: 0; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 26 - 31. Diagnosis: Body depth 28.3-34.0% of standard length; head length 25.0-27.7% of standard length; preanal length 59.0-62.8% of standard length; anal fin length 21.5-25.6% of standard length; diameter defined by orbital rims 25.9-32.9% of head length; length of snout to posterior orbital rim of eye 47.0-51.4% of head length; length of snout to centre of eye 35.2-39.1% of head length; number of dorsal fin rays 20-24; number of scales in lateral line row 38-42 (Ref. 91771).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.

जीवविज्ञान     शब्द संग्रह (उदाहरणार्थ epibenthic)

Found in rather strong currents; dicotyledonous trees, extensive reed beds and semiaquatic bushes dominate the river banks, which are rocky or sandy depending on the inside or outside bank (Ref. 91771).

Life cycle and mating behavior परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | अंडे | Fecundity | लार्वा

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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)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)


CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (संदर्भ 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01549 (0.00684 - 0.03506), b=2.86 (2.68 - 3.04), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (संदर्भ 69278):  3.2   ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
लौटाव (संदर्भ 120179):  ऊंचा, न्यूनतम जनसंख्या दुगनी समय अवलागत 15 महीने। (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈