Petrocephalus microphthalmus Pellegrin, 1909

Fermon, Yves, Bailly, Nicolas, Cardiec, Floriane, Causse, Romain, Chartrain, Emmanuel, Chirio, Laurent, Bruyne, Godefroy De, Deynat, Pascal, Hopkins, Carl D., Lamboj, Anton, Mennesson, Marion I., Beh, Jean-Hervé Mve, Paugy, Didier, Sidlauskas, Brian, Sullivan, John P., Weghe, Jean-Pierre Van De, Vigliotta, Thomas R. & Zee, Jouke Van Der, 2022, An annotated checklist of the fishes of Gabon, Cybium 46 (2), pp. 2-3 : 127

Petrocephalus microphthalmus Pellegrin, 1909 ( Photo 8 )

Petrocephalus microphtalmus Pellegrin, 1909 [Mispellings�

Petrocephalus micropthalmus Pellegrin, 1909 [Mispellings�

Petrocephalus pellegrini non Poll , 1941 [Misidentification] Type-locality: Petrocephalus microphthalmus – “Lower Ogooué River, Ogooué River basin at Ngomo, 00°49’S, 9°57’E [but estimaed as 0.82°S, 9.95°E �, Gabon ”. Holotype: MNHN 1908-0211. Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 5.2 cm TL

Water type: freshwater

Environment: demersal

Depth range: _

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2010)

Source: bibliography, preserved

Distribution and remarks: present from the Sanaga River ( Cameroon) to the Niari Kouilou River and known from the Congo Basin.

Figures

Photo 8. – Mormyridae: Petrocephalus microphthalmus © John P. Sullivan.