Petrocephalus sauvagii

Petrocephalus sauvagii Boulenger, 1887

Synonyms
Mormyrus (Petrocephalus) sauvagii n. sp. Boulenger, 1887: 149,
Mormyrus sauvagii : Steindachner, 1895a: 69,
Petrocephalus sauvagii: Boulenger, 1898f: 788,

Mormyrus cyprinoides (non Geoffroy): Perugia, 1891: 976.

Etymology
Dedicated to Henri-Emile Sauvage, (*1842, Boulogne sur mer, †1917, Boulogne sur mer.) Doctor of Medicine (1869). Assistant naturalist at the MNHN, chair of herpetology and ichthyology (1875-1883). Director of the »Station aquicole de Boulogne sur mer (1883-1895)«. (Courtesy M. L. Bauchot and J. Daget in lit.)

16.16.16 : CLOFFA-no.

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