Brevimyrus

Brevimyrus
	Brevimyrus niger
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Osteoglossiformes
Family:	Mormyridae
Genus:	Brevimyrus; Taverne, 1971
Species:	B. niger
Binomial name
	Brevimyrus niger; (Günther, 1866)
Synonyms
	Mormyrus niger Günther, 1866 ; Brienomyrus niger (Günther, 1866) ; Gnathonemus niger (Günther, 1866) ; Mormyrus lhuysi Steindachner, 1870 ; Marcusenius lhuysi (Steindachner, 1870) ; Pollimyrus lhuysi (Steindachner, 1870) ; Gnathonemus baudoni Pellegrin, 1919 ; Marcusenius macularius Fowler, 1936 ;

Brevimyrus is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Mormyridae, the elephantfishes. The only species in the genus is Brevimyrus niger which is found in the larger drainage systems of the Sahel and Sudanese savanna including the Senegal, Gambia, Niger, Volta, Ouémé and Chad, it is also known from White Nile.^[2]

References

^ Diouf, K.; Entsua-Mensah, M.; Lalèyè, P. & Moelants, T. (2020). "Brevimyrus niger". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T181705A134970040. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T181705A134970040.en. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Brevimyrus niger". FishBase. June 2024 version.

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