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Poll's bichir (Polypterus polli)
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Ecological Illustration of Poll's bichir (Polypterus polli)
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Polypteridae

Poll's bichir

Polypterus polli

Elongated Polypterid Fish from the Congo Basin

  • Tropical
  • Lower river
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Africa
  • Elongated
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Poll's bichir is known around Africa as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and records give a maximum length of 32.1 cm.

Water type
Freshwater
Body shape
elongated
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