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]
| Brevimyrus | |
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| Brevimyrus niger | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Osteoglossiformes |
| Family: | Mormyridae |
| Genus: | Brevimyrus Taverne, 1971 |
| Species: | B. niger
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| Binomial name | |
| Brevimyrus niger (Günther, 1866)
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References
edit- ^ 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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