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Polypterus endlicherii, the
saddled bichir, is one of the
largest species of the
Polypterus genus of
freshwater fish.
Named in
honor of
botanist Stephan...
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Arambourg 1948
Polypterus congicus Boulenger, 1898 (Congo bichir)
Polypterus endlicherii Heckel, 1847 (saddled bichir) W****sii
group Polypterus mokelembembe Schliewen...
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ventral surface. The
lower jaw is prominent, much like
Polypterus endlicherii. The male has a
wider and
thicker anal fin.
These fish are
commonly sold...
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smaller than its
mouth 24–30 °C (75–86 °F) 6-8
Saddled bichir Polypterus endlicherii 63 cm (25 in)
Peaceful but
preys on
anything smaller than its
mouth 22–27 °C...
- jaw (i.e. an underbite).
Other "lower jaw"
bichir species include P.
endlicherii and P. ansorgii. A
commonly encountered "upper jaw"
species is P. senegalus...
- 1898
Species Polypterus delhezi Boulenger, 1899
Species Polypterus endlicherii Heckel, 1847
Species Polypterus mokelembembe Schliewen & Schäfer, 2006...
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plant genera occur in
Tropical America. The
African fish
Polypterus endlicherii Heckel, 1847 was
named in
honor of Endlicher, who
apparently discovered...
- bichir)
Polypterus delhezi Boulenger, 1899 (Barred bichir)
Polypterus endlicherii Heckel, 1847 (Saddled bichir)
Polypterus mokelembembe Schliewen & Schäfer...
