Polypterus bichir
Nile bichir | |
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Polypterus bichir bichir | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Subclass: | Chondrostei |
Order: | Polypteriformes |
Family: | Polypteridae |
Genus: | Polypterus |
Species: | P. bichir |
Binomial name | |
Polypterus bichir Lacépède, 1803 | |
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.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Polypterus bichir" in FishBase. June 2011 version.
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