Tana-churchill (Petrocephalus catostoma tanensis)

Scientific name: Petrocephalus catostoma tanensis Whitehead & Greenwood, 1959

Tana-churchill (Petrocephalus catostoma tanensis)

The Tana-churchill (Petrocephalus catostoma tanensis) is a freshwater fish of the family Mormyridae. Native range: Africa, Tana River, Kenya.

Species facts

Scientific name
Petrocephalus catostoma tanensis
Family
Mormyridae (Elephantfishes)
Order
Osteoglossiformes (Bony tongues)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
15.2
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Africa: Tana River, Kenya.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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