Petrocephalus magnitrunci is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae. It is found in the Boro River in central part of the Okavango Delta. It is also reported from the Okavango 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 means magnus (L.), great; trunci, from truncus, "trunk". The body is described as rounded-oval with an egg-like shape.
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