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Brevimyrus niger (Günther, 1866)

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Cameroon country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Lake Chad, Benue River and coastal rivers of West Cameroon (Ref. 51193).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cm.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Vivien, J., 1991
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Tummanuijakala, 黑壮象鼻鱼, 黑体锥颌象鼻鱼, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Osteoglossiformes (Bony tongues) > Mormyridae (Elephantfishes)
Etymology: Brevimyrus: Latin, brevis = short, brief + Greek, myros = the male of morey eel (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Günther.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 5.0 - ?.   Tropical; 22°C - 24°C (Ref. 12468)

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