Brevimyrus niger

Brevimyrus niger
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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]

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. 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.