Subgenus Brienomyrus (Brienomyrus)
Body elongate or moderately elongate; head may be slightly bent down; snout blunt, mouth terminal or slightly subterminal; chin with submental swelling (not to be confused with the fleshy globular swelling or appendix, distinguishing character of the genus Marcusenius) ; origin of dorsal fin posterior to origin anal fin, anterior fin-rays longer than following rays. Uniform dark.
Species:
Brienomyrus adustus
Brienomyrus ansorgii
Brienomyrus batesii
Brienomyrus brachyistius
Brienomyrus cabrae
Brienomyrus curvifrons
Brienomyrus hopkinsi
Brienomyrus ivindoensis n.sp.
Brienomyrus kingsleyae
Brienomyrus longicaudatus
Brienomyrus microcephalus
Brienomyrus pappenheimi
Brienomyrus retrodorsalis
Brienomyrus sphecodes
Brienomyrus tavernei