Brienomyrus | |
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Brienomyrus longianalis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Osteoglossiformes |
Family: | Mormyridae |
Genus: | Brienomyrus Taverne, 1971 |
Type species | |
Marcusenius brachyistius T. N. Gill, 1862
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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.