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The air‐breathing behaviour of Brevimyrus niger (Osteoglossomorpha, Mormyridae)
Author(s) -
Moritz T.,
Linsenmair K. E.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01473.x
Subject(s) - biology , atmospheric air , breathing gas , breathing , niger delta , ecology , zoology , atmospheric sciences , anatomy , aerospace engineering , delta , engineering , geology
Brevimyrus niger is reported to breathe atmospheric air, confirming previous documentation of air breathing in this species. Air is taken up by rising to the water surface and gulping, or permanently resting just below the surface, depending on the environmental conditions.