Common names from other countries
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce demersal. Tropical
Africa: rivers Ruvu [= Kingani](Ref. 91771) and Wami (Ref. 96601) in Tanzania.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.9 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 91771)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 19 - 22; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 25 - 29. Diagnosis: Body depth 30.1% of standard length; head length 27.6% of standard length; length of snout to posterior orbital rim of eye 38.2% of head length; length of snout to centre of eye 28.8% of head length; predorsal length 64.3% of standard length; preanal length 59.6% of standard length; dorsal fin length 15.2% of standard length; anal fin length 23.9% of standard length; distance dorsal fin origin to end of caudal peduncle 39.8% of standard length; depth of caudal peduncle 38.9% of its length; 12 circumpeduncular scales (Ref. 91771).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva
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)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
Special reports
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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=0.01585 (0.00697 - 0.03603), b=2.85 (2.67 - 3.03), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).