Polypterus bichir

Polypterus bichir, the Nile bichir, is a fish which lives in the Nile and some of its tributaries in Africa. It is a dark grayish color on the top, with a dark vertical marking and bands on the flank. This marking is more prominent on juveniles, and fades as the fish grows.

Nile bichir
Polypterus bichir bichir
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Polypteriformes
Family: Polypteridae
Genus: Polypterus
Species:
P. bichir
Binomial name
Polypterus bichir
Subspecies
  • P. b. ornatus Arambourg 1948
  • P. b. bichir Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1809
  • P. b. lapradei (Steindachner 1869)
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Polypterus niloticus Shaw 1804
  • Polypterus lapradei Steindachner 1869

References

  1. Froese, R.; Pauly, D. (2017). "Polypteridae". FishBase. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  2. Van Der Laan, Richard; Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ronald (11 November 2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (1): 1–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1. PMID 25543675.


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