14 Species in Family Polypteridae
Nominal species list for Polypteridae
Scientific Name Author English Name
Erpetoichthys calabaricus Smith, 1865 Reedfish
Polypterus ansorgii Boulenger, 1910 Guinean bichir
Polypterus bichir Lacepède, 1803 Nile bichir
Polypterus congicus Boulenger, 1898
Polypterus delhezi Boulenger, 1899 Barred bichir
Polypterus endlicherii Heckel, 1847 Saddled bichir
Polypterus mokelembembe Schliewen & Schäfer, 2006
Polypterus ornatipinnis Boulenger, 1902 Ornate bichir
Polypterus palmas Ayres, 1850 Shortfin bichir
Polypterus polli Gosse, 1988 Poll's bichir
Polypterus retropinnis Vaillant, 1899 West African bichir
Polypterus senegalus Cuvier, 1829 Gray bichir
Polypterus teugelsi Britz, 2004
Polypterus weeksii Boulenger, 1898 Mottled bichir
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