Petrocephalus okavangensis is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae. It is found in the Okavango River drainage system, from the headwaters in Angola in the north, to the Makgadikgadi Salt Pan region in Botswana in the south. It is also reported from the Zambezi in Angola.Kramer, B., Bills, R., Skelton, P. & Wink, M. (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.
Size This species reaches a length of .
Etymology The fish's name denotes a place: the Okavango River drainage, Botswana and Namibia, where it is endemic.
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