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Definition of Polypterus

Polypterus
Polypterus Po*lyp`te*rus, n. [NL., fr. Gr. poly`s many + ? feather, wing.] (Zo["o]l.) An African genus of ganoid fishes including the bichir.

Meaning of Polypterus from wikipedia

- bichir) Polypterus bichir Lacépède, 1803 (Nile bichir) P. b. lapradei Steindachner, 1869 Polypterus congicus Boulenger, 1898 (Congo bichir) Polypterus delhezi...
- Polypterus senegalus, commonly known as the Senegal bichir, gray bichir or Cuvier's bichir, is an African species of ray-finned fish in the bichir family...
- (reedfish) Genus Polypterus Lacépède, 1803 †Polypterus dageti ****et & Meunier 1996 †Polypterus faraou Otero et al., 2006 — late MiocenePolypterus sudanensis...
- Polypterus endlicherii, the saddled bichir, is one of the largest species of the Polypterus genus of freshwater fish. Named in honor of botanist Stephan...
- calabaricus Genus Polypterus Lacepède 1803 Species Polypterus ansorgii Boulenger, 1910 Species Polypterus bichir Lacépède, 1803 Species Polypterus congicus Boulenger...
- 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...
- 2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182062A7807150.en. Evans, Sean. "Polypterus ornatipinnis". Polypterus.info. Retrieved 2008-08-16. "Observations • iNaturalist"...
- Polypterus w****sii, the mottled bichir, is a fish in the family Polypteridae found in the central basin of the Congo River. It grows to about 54 cm in...
- twice as many precaudal vertebrae as the members of its sister genus Polypterus, despite having the same number of tail vertebrae. Pelvic fins are absent...
- "Teugelsi Bichir (Polypterus teugelsi) – Pet World and the Aqua Shoppe". www.petworldrochester.com. Retrieved 2016-04-08. "Polypterus teugelsi (bichir)"...