''Brienomyrus'' is a genus of small elephantfish in the family
Mormyridae
The Mormyridae, sometimes called "elephantfish" (more properly freshwater elephantfish), are a superfamily of weakly electric fish in the order Osteoglossiformes native to Africa. It is by far the largest family in the order, with around 200 sp ...
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:
* ''
Brienomyrus adustus''
( Fowler 1936)
* ''
Brienomyrus brachyistius''
( T. N. Gill 1862) (baby whale fish, baby whale mormyrid)
* ''
Brienomyrus longianalis''
( Boulenger 1901)
References
Weakly electric fish
Mormyridae
Ray-finned fish genera
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