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| Scientific Name | Petrocephalus boboto Lavoué & Sullivan, 2014 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Orientale Province, Democratic Republic of Congo: Congo River at Yangambi, 0.76°N, 24.24°E. |
| Etymology | The name boboto is a word in Lingala, the language spoken at the type locality of Petrocephalus boboto, meaning “peace,” alluding to the right of all the people of the D.R. Congo to live in peace and safety. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 57mm or 2.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Holotype (and only specimen known) of Petrocephalus boboto collected from the main channel of the Congo River, at Yangambi, Orientale Province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | ZooKeys No. 400, pp 47, Fig. 3. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:2.111.947.5777 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:36 (species record created: 2014 Apr 10 22:54) |