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Polypteridae
Shortfin bichir
Polypterus palmas
Polypterid Fish from the Congo Basin
- Tropical
- Coastal
- Upper river
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- Africa
- Elongated
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Elongated
MediumPolypterus palmas, also called the shortfin or marbled bichir, is a fish in the family Polypteridae found in freshwater environments throughout West Africa.
- Class
- Bichirs and Reedfish
- Order
- Bichirs and Reedfish
- Family
- Polypteridae
- Genus
- Polypterus
- Water type
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- elongated
Class
Family
