00837nas a2200157 4500008004100000022001400041245008400055210006900139260001600208300001400224490000700238520029300245100001500538700002300553856010300576 2007 eng d a0022-111200aThe air-breathing behaviour of Brevimyrus niger (Osteoglossomorpha, Mormyridae)0 aairbreathing behaviour of Brevimyrus niger Osteoglossomorpha Mor cJan-07-2007 a279 - 2830 v713 a

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.

1 aMoritz, T.1 aLinsenmair, K., E. uhttp://www.blackwell-synergy.com/toc/jfb/71/1http://doi.wiley.com/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01473.x