Petrocephalus sullivani is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae. It is widespread in Gabon.[2]
| Petrocephalus sullivani | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Osteoglossiformes |
| Family: | Mormyridae |
| Genus: | Petrocephalus |
| Species: | P. sullivani |
| Binomial name | |
| Petrocephalus sullivani | |
Size
editThis species reaches a length of 9.3 cm (3.7 in).[3]
Etymology
editThe fish is named in honor of John P. Sullivan (b. 1965), of the Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates in Ithaca, New York, US, because of his contributions to mormyrid systematics.[4]
References
edit- ↑ Moelants, T. (2010). "Petrocephalus sullivani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010 e.T182527A7905444. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182527A7905444.en. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ↑ Lavoué, S.; C.D. Hopkins; A. Kamdem Toham (2004). "The Petrocephalus (Pisces, Osteoglossomorpha, Mormyridae) of Gabon, Central Africa, with the description of a new species". Zoosystema. 26 (3): 511–535.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Petrocephalus sullivani". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ↑ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (14 November 2024). "Family MORMYRIDAE Bonaparte 1831 (Elephantfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
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