Brevimyrus

Brevimyrus
File:Brevimyrus niger.jpg
Brevimyrus niger
Conservation status
File:Status iucn3.1 LC.svg Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Osteoglossiformes
Family:	Mormyridae
Genus:	Brevimyrus Taverne, 1971
Species:	B. niger
Binomial name
Brevimyrus niger (Günther, 1866)
Synonyms
Marcusenius macularius Gnathonemus baudoni Mormyrus lhuysi Mormyrus niger Günther, 1866 (Günther, 1866) Steindachner, 1870 Fowler, 1936 Marcusenius lhuysi Gnathonemus niger (Steindachner, 1870) Pellegrin, 1919 Brienomyrus niger (Günther, 1866) (Steindachner, 1870) Pollimyrus lhuysi

Brevimyrus is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Mormyridae, the elephantfishes. The only species in the genus is Brevimyrus niger which is found in the larger drainage systems of the Sahel and Sudanese savanna including the Senegal, Gambia, Niger, Volta, Ouémé and Chad, it is also known from White Nile.