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Brienomyrus

Genus of ray-finned fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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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.

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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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