Brienomyrus
Genus of ray-finned fishes
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Brienomyrus longianalis | |
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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 |
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
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)
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