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No image available for this species; drawing shows typical species in Mormyridae.
分類 / 名稱 俗名 | 同種異名 | Catalog of Fishes(屬, 種) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei > Osteoglossiformes (Bony tongues) 骨舌魚目 (Bony tongues) > Mormyridae (Elephantfishes) 象鼻魚科 (Elephantfishes)
Etymology: Petrocephalus:Latin, petra = stone + Greek, kephale = head (Ref. 45335); degeni:Named after its collector, Mr. E. Degen (Ref. 1568, 91771). Eponymy: Edward J E Degen (1852–1922) was a Swiss naturalist and ornithologist who lived and worked in Australia, Africa and England; he died in London. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
背棘 (總數) : 0; 背的軟條 (總數) : 19; 臀棘: 0; 臀鰭軟條: 27. It is distinguished from its congeners in the short dorsal fin originating above the first ray of the anal (Ref. 1568). Preanal length 64.1% of standard length; snout very short, the distance from the tip of the snout to the centre of the eye is 25.8% of head length (Ref. 1568, 91771). Width of mouth about 25% of head length (Ref. 1568). Teeth biscuspid, 10 in upper jaw and 22 in lower jaw (Ref. 1568). Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Forms shoals and frequents sandy or gravelly bottoms on lake shore; feeds on algae, plankton and small underwater insects (Ref. 36900).
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)
系統發育多樣性指數 (參考文獻 82804): PD50 = 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).
營養階層 (參考文獻 69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
釣魚的脆弱性 (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈