TAXONOMY ATLAS · LEVEL 04

Polypteridae

Polypteridae
Genera
2
Species
14

SPECIES INDEX

Species in this family

Browse all 14 published species in Polypteridae.

14 published species in this family

Congo Bichir (Polypterus congicus)

Polypteridae

Congo Bichir

Polypterus congicus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 97 cm
Gray bichir (Polypterus senegalus)

Polypteridae

Gray bichir

Polypterus senegalus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 70 cm
Nile bichir (Polypterus bichir)

Polypteridae

Nile bichir

Polypterus bichir
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 74 cm
Guinean bichir (Polypterus ansorgii)

Polypteridae

Guinean bichir

Polypterus ansorgii
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 28 cm
West African bichir (Polypterus retropinnis)

Polypteridae

West African bichir

Polypterus retropinnis
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 34 cm
Saddled bichir (Polypterus endlicherii)

Polypteridae

Saddled bichir

Polypterus endlicherii
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 65.5 cm
Barred bichir (Polypterus delhezi)

Polypteridae

Barred bichir

Polypterus delhezi
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 44 cm
Cross River Bichir (Polypterus teugelsi)

Polypteridae

Cross River Bichir

Polypterus teugelsi
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 41.5 cm
Poll's bichir (Polypterus polli)

Polypteridae

Poll's bichir

Polypterus polli
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 32.1 cm
Shortfin bichir (Polypterus palmas)

Polypteridae

Shortfin bichir

Polypterus palmas
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 35.3 cm
Mokèlé-mbèmbé Bichir (Polypterus mokelembembe)

Polypteridae

Mokèlé-mbèmbé Bichir

Polypterus mokelembembe
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 26.7 cm
reedfish (Erpetoichthys calabaricus)

Polypteridae

reedfish

Erpetoichthys calabaricus
  • Up to 37 cm
Ornate bichir (Polypterus ornatipinnis)

Polypteridae

Ornate bichir

Polypterus ornatipinnis
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 60 cm
Mottled bichir (Polypterus weeksii)

Polypteridae

Mottled bichir

Polypterus weeksii
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 54 cm