Sudan (South) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the Ghazal and Jebel systems (Nile basin) (Ref. 28714).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/od.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bailey, R.G., 1994
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Yalgen-peel-puudu, Um shiffa, Tummanuijakala, ... more

Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> 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 Ecologia

; acqua dolce benthopelagico; pH range: 5.0 - ?. Tropical; 22°C - 24°C (Ref. 12468)

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Africa: majority of the large Sahelo-Sudanese basins, Senegal, Gambia, Niger, Volta, Ouémé, Chad (Ref. 81274); also known from White Nile (Ref. 3203).

Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m 11.0 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 57961)

Short description Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria

Spine dorsali (totale) : 0; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 14 - 20; Spine anali: 0; Raggi anali molli: 24 - 30. LS/D 2.9-4.3;LS/PD 10.8-15.5. Pectoral fin longer or at least as long as head. Globular swelling on chin reduced. Base of dorsal fin 0.51-0.78 x of the anal fin base. Generally uniformly silver color but may sometimes be irregularly mottled on the sides.

Distribution area is mainly continental and it is rarely found in the lower courses of basins (Ref. 81274). Inhabits fringing vegetation in the Sudd and migrates onto the floodplain to spawn (Ref. 28714). Bottom feeding insectivore (Ref. 28714). It possesses electro receptors over the entire head, the dorsal and ventral regions of the body, but absent from the side and the caudal peduncle where the electric organ is located (Ref. 10011). Also sensitive to sound frequencies (Ref. 10831).

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Bigorne, R., 1990. Mormyridae. p. 122-184. In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux saumâtres d'Afrique de l'Ouest. tome 1. Faune Trop. 28. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, and ORSTOM, Paris. (Ref. 2915)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 23 October 2019

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01148 (0.00659 - 0.02000), b=2.85 (2.70 - 3.00), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on diet studies.

Resilienza (Ref. 120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Assuming Fec < 5,000).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Brevimyrus niger (Günther, 1866)