Baby Whale

Brienomyrus brachyistius

Pectoral fins outsize the head with slender tail stalk

Tropical
Upper river
Regional distribution
Africa
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

Baby Whale is a freshwater fish that inhabits freshwater habitats. Records describe one especially distinctive detail: Pectoral fins outsize the head with slender tail stalk.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Bonytongues
Family: Mormyridae
Genus: Brienomyrus
Body shape: fusiform