Polypterus bichir

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Polypteriformes 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Infraclassis: Cladistia
Ordo: Polypteriformes

Family: Polypteridae
Genera: †Bawitius – Erpetoichthys – Polypterus – †Serenoichthys


Name

Polypteridae Bonaparte, 1835

Vernacular names

беларуская: Мнагапёравыя
čeština: Bichirovití
Deutsch: Flösselhechte
English: Bichirs
suomi: Niilinhauet
日本語: ポリプテルス科
ไทย: ปลาไบเคอร์, ปลาบิเชียร์
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References

  • Bonaparte, C. L.; 1835: Prodromus systematis ichthyologiae. Nuovi Annali delle Scienze naturali Bologna, (Ser. 1) (ann. 2) 4: 181–196, 272-277.
  • Near, T. J., Dornburg, A., Tokita, M., Suzuki, D., Brandley, M. C. & Friedman, M. 2014. Boom and bust: ancient and recent diversification in bichirs (Polypteridae: Actinopterygii), a relictual lineage of ray-finned fishes. Evolution, 68(4): 1014–1026. DOI: 10.1111/evo.12323 Reference page. 
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