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Petrocephalus longicapitis Kramer, Bills, Skelton & Wink, 2012

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Namibia country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Type locality of the holotype of Petrocephalus longicapitis: 'Upper Zambezi River at Katima Mulilo, East Caprivi' (Ref. 91771). Known from Upper Zambezi River (Ref. 37065, 91771), Chobe River (Ref. 37065), Lake Liambezi (Ref. 37065) and Kwando River (Ref. 37065, 91771).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/wa.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.benefit.org.na/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kramer, B., R. Bills, P. Skelton and M. Wink, 2012
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Common names from other countries

Zambezi kivipeakala, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Osteoglossiformes (Bony tongues) > Mormyridae (Elephantfishes)
Etymology: Petrocephalus: Latin, petra = stone + Greek, kephale = head (Ref. 45335);  longicapitis: The species name longicapitis refers to this species' long head (Ref. 91771).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal.   Tropical

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