# Brevimyrus

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Genus of ray-finned fishes

Brevimyrus Brevimyrus niger Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Osteoglossiformes Family: Mormyridae Genus: Brevimyrus Taverne, 1971 Species: B. niger Binomial name Brevimyrus niger (Günther, 1866) Synonyms Mormyrus niger Günther, 1866 Brienomyrus niger (Günther, 1866) Gnathonemus niger (Günther, 1866) Mormyrus lhuysi Steindachner, 1870 Marcusenius lhuysi (Steindachner, 1870) Pollimyrus lhuysi (Steindachner, 1870) Gnathonemus baudoni Pellegrin, 1919 Marcusenius macularius Fowler, 1936

***Brevimyrus*** is a [monospecific genus](/source/Monospecific_genus) of freshwater [ray-finned fish](/source/Actinopterygii) belonging to the [family](/source/Family_(taxonomy)) [Mormyridae](/source/Mormyridae), the elephantfishes. The only species in the genus is ***Brevimyrus niger*** which is found in the larger [drainage systems](/source/Drainage_system_(geomorphology)) of the [Sahel](/source/Sahel) and [Sudanese savanna](/source/Sudanese_savanna) including the [Senegal](/source/Senegal_River), [Gambia](/source/Gambia_River), [Niger](/source/Niger_River), [Volta](/source/Volta_River), [Ouémé](/source/Ou%C3%A9m%C3%A9_River) and [Chad](/source/Chad_Basin), it is also known from [White Nile](/source/White_Nile).[2]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-iucn_1-0)** Diouf, K.; Entsua-Mensah, M.; Lalèyè, P. & Moelants, T. (2020). ["*Brevimyrus niger*"](https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/181705/134970040). *[IUCN Red List of Threatened Species](/source/IUCN_Red_List)*. **2020** e.T181705A134970040. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T181705A134970040.en](https://doi.org/10.2305%2FIUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T181705A134970040.en). Retrieved 3 November 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Fishbase_2-0)** [Froese, Rainer](/source/Rainer_Froese); [Pauly, Daniel](/source/Daniel_Pauly) (eds.). ["*Brevimyrus niger*"](https://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?genusname=Brevimyrus&speciesname=niger). *[FishBase](/source/FishBase)*. June 2024 version.

Taxon identifiers Brevimyrus Wikidata: Q20054239 BOLD: 495764 CoL: 3D4H GBIF: 4838983 iNaturalist: 180951 IRMNG: 1439623 NCBI: 1194722 WoRMS: 826701

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