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Mormyridae (Elephantfishes)
Etymology: Petrocephalus: Latin, petra = stone + Greek, kephale = head (Ref. 45335); frieli: Dedicated to Dr. John P. Friel, curator at the Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates, in recognition of his contribution to African ichthyology and for his care of the large collection of African electric fish deposited at CUMV; in addition John P. Friel is one of the collectors of this new species (Ref. 91772).
Eponymy: Dr John Patrick Friel is an American biologist and ichthyologist who is Curator of Fishes, Amphibians and Reptiles, Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
; sötvatten bottenlevande. Tropical
Africa: upper Luapula and Chambezi River down to Lake Bangweulu (upper Congo River basin) in Zambia (Ref. 91772), and in Lake Mweru (Ref. 95585).
Size / Vikt / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.1 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 91772)
Short description
Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri
Diagnosis: Petrocephalus frieli is distinguished from all other Petrocephalus species of Central Africa by the following combination of characteristics: body coloration brownish without an intense subdorsal pigmentation mark; 21-24 branched rays in the dorsal fin and 28-30 branched rays in the anal fin; more than 13 scale rows between the anterior base of the anal fin and the lateral line; and three distinct electroreceptive rosettes on the head (Ref. 91772).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver
Lavoué, S., 2012. Petrocephalus Marcusen, 1854 (Osteoglossomorpha: Mormyridae) of the Bangweulu-Mweru ecoregion (Luapula River system, Congo basin), with the description of a new species. J. Nat. Hist. 46(35-36):2159-2178. (Ref. 91772)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Verktyg
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.00906 - 0.04395), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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