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Bichir
Senin, 2026-05-18 07:15:04

Fish portal Bichirs /ˈbɪʃɪərz/ and the reedfish comprise Polypteridae /pɒlɪpˈtɛrɪdiː/, a family of archaic ray-finned fishes and the only family in the...

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Reedfish
Sabtu, 2026-06-06 06:54:32

snakefish, Erpetoichthys calabaricus, is a species of fish in the family Polypteridae alongside the bichirs. It is the only member of the genus Erpetoichthys...

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Polypterus senegalus
Selasa, 2026-05-19 07:20:23

bichir, is an African species of ray-finned fish in the bichir family, Polypteridae. It is a typical example of polypterid fishes, as most of its defining...

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Polypterus endlicherii
Rabu, 2026-04-22 00:15:58

endlicheri, the saddled bichir, is one of the fourteen extant species in the Polypteridae family. Polypterus comes from the Greek words poly and pteron, roughly...

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Polypterus
Senin, 2026-05-18 07:27:47

Polypterus is a genus of freshwater fish in the bichir family (Polypteridae) of order Polypteriformes. The type species is the Nile bichir (P. bichir)...

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Polypterus bichir
Kamis, 2025-10-02 13:25:55

diverging groups from where they nest under the class Actinopterygii. Polypteridae, the family classification of Nile bichir, are thought to have diversified...

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Cladistia
Selasa, 2026-03-24 22:00:24

Werner & Gayet 1997 Species †Nagaia extrema Werner & Gayet 1997 Family Polypteridae Lacépède 1803 sensu stricto Genus †Bawitius Grandstaff et al. 2012 Species...

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Polypterus palmas
Sabtu, 2025-10-04 02:36:47

also called the shortfin or marbled bichir, is a fish in the family Polypteridae found in freshwater environments throughout West Africa. P. palmas has...

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Polypterus ornatipinnis
Selasa, 2025-09-30 08:01:35

Polypterus ornatipinnis, the ornate bichir, is a bony fish of the family Polypteridae found in Lake Tanganyika and the Congo River basin in Central and East...

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Polypterus bichir lapradei
Senin, 2024-09-23 00:39:19

Polypterus bichir lapradei is a subspecies of freshwater fish in the family Polypteridae. P. bichir lapradei are demersal, primitive, and popular with experienced...

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Holostei
Senin, 2026-05-18 07:38:19

Depending who you ask, the Chondrostei may be paraphyletic, or the Polypteridae may be considered not part of them. Thus the former "Chondrostei" is...

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Lungfish
Jumat, 2026-05-22 02:46:26

after Brownstein et al. 2023 Ceratodus Lepidogalaxias salamandroides Polypteridae "ITIS - Report: Dipnoi". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 13 March 2023. Kemp...

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Dragonfish
Rabu, 2026-01-21 21:45:11

eel-like brackish-water fish Polypterus senegalus, a fish of the family Polypteridae Asian arowana, a bonytongue fish of the family Osteoglossidae Draconichthys...

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West African bichir
Senin, 2025-10-06 02:17:19

bichir (Polypterus retropinnis), is a freshwater fish in the family Polypteridae, is found in the central Congo River basin and Ogooué River in Africa...

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Scale (zoology)
Minggu, 2026-02-08 01:55:51

found on gars (family Lepisosteidae), bichirs, and reedfishes (family Polypteridae). Ganoid scales are similar to cosmoid scales, but a layer of ganoin...

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List of fish families
Selasa, 2026-05-19 08:39:07

Poeciliidae Polycentridae Polymixiidae Polynemidae Polyodontidae Polyprionidae Polypteridae Pomacanthidae Pomacentridae Pomatomidae Potamotrygonidae Priacanthidae...

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Polypterus congicus
Jumat, 2025-10-03 16:27:38

T182116A7805072.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021. Froese, R.; Pauly, D. (2017). "Polypteridae". FishBase version (02/2017). Retrieved 18 May 2017. Van Der Laan, Richard;...

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Barred bichir
Sabtu, 2026-01-03 03:58:14

on 2012-06-22. Retrieved 2008-12-01. Froese, R.; Pauly, D. (2017). "Polypteridae". FishBase version (02/2017). Retrieved 18 May 2017. Van Der Laan, Richard;...

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Amphibious fish
Selasa, 2025-12-09 12:31:59

in dries up, surviving up to two years until water returns. Bichir (Polypteridae): These 12 species are the only ray-finned fish to retain lungs. They...

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Living fossil
Senin, 2026-05-18 07:17:52

(Protopterus sp.) Sturgeons and paddlefish (Acipenseriformes) Bichir (family Polypteridae) Protanguilla palau Mudskipper (Oxudercinae) Sharks Blind shark (Brachaelurus...

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Polypterus teugelsi
Jumat, 2026-05-22 12:33:15

the Upper Cross River system in Cameroon (Actinopterygii: Caldistia: Polypteridae)" (PDF). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters. 15 (2): 179–186....

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Polypterus polli
Kamis, 2025-05-29 00:11:53

version. Moritz, Timo; Britz, Ralf (23 July 2023). "Revision of the extant Polypteridae (Actinopterygii: Cladistia)". Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters...

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The Bichir Handbook
Rabu, 2026-01-28 16:44:48

and formerly South America. In the book, Pickett describes all extant Polypteridae, and details extinct species with illustrated reconstructions. The book...

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Polypterus weeksii
Jumat, 2025-10-03 19:37:51

Polypterus weeksii, the mottled bichir, is a fish in the family Polypteridae found in the central basin of the Congo River. It grows to about 54 cm in...

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Polypterus mokelembembe
Rabu, 2025-03-12 02:36:17

bichir from the central Congo River basin (Actinopterygii: Cladistia: Polypteridae)". Zootaxa. 1179: 23-26. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6262471. Retrieved 7 September...

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Wildlife of Ethiopia
Rabu, 2026-03-25 11:35:34

families. The following fish families are most peculiar of this region: Polypteridae: protopterus (lung fish) related to lepidosiren (Neotropical lung fish)...

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Bawitius
Rabu, 2024-10-02 11:30:21

Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Polypteriformes Family: Polypteridae Genus: †Bawitius Grandstaff et al. 2012 Species: †B. bartheli Binomial...

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Guinean bichir
Sabtu, 2024-06-29 01:50:52

Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Polypteriformes Family: Polypteridae Genus: Polypterus Species: P. ansorgii Binomial name Polypterus ansorgii...

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Maevarano Formation
Senin, 2026-06-01 07:18:33

P. sp. Lac Kinkony Member Partial tooth plates A species of bonefish Polypteridae indet. Anembalemba and Lac Kinkony members Skull bones, teeth, vertebrae...

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Serenoichthys
Senin, 2025-10-13 10:52:34

Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Polypteriformes Family: Polypteridae Genus: †Serenoichthys D. B. Dutheil, 1999 Species: †S. kemkemensis Binomial...

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Habroichthys
Minggu, 2026-05-10 23:54:45

Actinopterygii †Scanilepiformes Polypteridae Actinopteri pan‑acipenseriforms †Boreosomus †Chondrosteus †Peipiaosteus Acipenseriformes pan‑neopterygians...

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Tumba-Ngiri-Maindombe
Rabu, 2026-02-25 10:41:24

adapted to this environment. These include members of Protopteridae, Polypteridae, Notopteridae, Clariidae, Anabantidae, and Channidae. As a party to the...

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