Brienomyrus | |
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Brienomyrus longianalis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Osteoglossiformes |
Family: | Mormyridae |
Subfamily: | Mormyrinae |
Genus: | Brienomyrus Taverne, 1971 |
Type species | |
Marcusenius brachyistius T. N. Gill, 1862
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Brienomyrus is a genus of small elephantfish in the family Mormyridae from Africa. Usually available in the pet trade, these fish are commercially referred to as baby whales or baby whalefish.
Species
[edit]There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1][2]
- Brienomyrus adustus (Fowler 1936)
- Brienomyrus brachyistius (T. N. Gill 1862) (baby whale fish, baby whale mormyrid)
- Brienomyrus longianalis (Boulenger 1901)
References
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Brienomyrus in FishBase. May 2018 version.
- ^ "Mormyridae" (PDF). Deeplyfish- fishes of the world. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2017.