Name of new weakly electric fish species reflects hope for peace in Central Africa
Friday, April 11, 2014 - 10:55
in Biology & Nature
Two new species of weakly electric fishes from the Congo River basin have been discovered. One of them, known from only a single specimen, is named 'Petrocephalus boboto.' 'Boboto' is the word for peace in the Lingala language, the lingua franca of the Congo River, reflecting the authors' hope for peace in troubled Central Africa.