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  • Petrocephalus bovei
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Scientific Name Petrocephalus bovei    (Valenciennes, 1847)
Common Name
Type Locality Nile River, Egypt.
Synonym(s) Mormyrus bovei, Petrocephalus bovei bovei, Petrocephalus bovei guineensis, Petrocephalus bovei occidentalis, Petrocephalus brevipedunculatus
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Size 110mm or 4.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Africa: Chad, Niger, Volta, Gambia and Senegal basins, including the Nile. Also known from Côte d"Ivoire.
IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
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Breeding Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 19, pp 283
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:36 (species record created: 2013 Sep 04 00:29)