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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
The air‐breathing behaviour of Brevimyrus niger (Osteoglossomorpha, Mormyridae)
Contributor:
Moritz, T.;
Linsenmair, K. E.
imprint:
Wiley, 2007
Published in:Journal of Fish Biology
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01473.x
ISSN:
0022-1112;
1095-8649
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
<jats:p> <jats:italic>Brevimyrus niger </jats:italic>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.</jats:p>