Brevimyrus niger

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Brevimyrus niger
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Family: Mormyridae
Genus: Brevimyrus
Species:
B. niger
Binomial name
Brevimyrus niger
(Günther, 1866)

Brevimyrus niger is an African freshwater fish of the family Mormyridae. [1] [2]

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Taxonomy

Brevimyrus niger is the sole species in the genus Brevimyrus. [3]

Distribution and habitat

The fish is widespread throughout Western Africa and lives the basins of the Senegal River, Chad, Niger, and many others. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 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 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Brevimyrus niger: fisheries". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  3. ↑ "Brevimyrus Taverne, 1971 in GBIF Secretariat". 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Brevimyrus niger - Mormyridae species info" . Retrieved 12 June 2023.


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