| Guinean bichir | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Polypteriformes |
| Family: | Polypteridae |
| Genus: | Polypterus |
| Species: | P. ansorgii |
| Binomial name | |
| Polypterus ansorgii | |
The Guinean bichir (Polypterus ansorgii) is a ray-finned fish from rivers and other freshwater habitats in Western Africa, ranging from Guinea-Bissau to Nigeria.[3] It reaches a maximum length of 72 cm (28 in),[3] is greenish-brown to black in color, and has large, dark spots and blotches on its sides. On mature specimens, the bottom jaw may protrude very slightly. It is similar to some other bichirs with which it can be confused.[2]
Named in honor of explorer William John Ansorge (1850-1913), who collected type specimen.[4]
References
- ↑ Olaosebikan, B.D. & Lalèyè, P. (2010). "Polypterus ansorgii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T182411A7880281. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182411A7880281.en.
- 1 2 Evans, Sean. "Polypterus ansorgii". Polypterus.info. Archived from the original on 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2010). "Polypterus ansorgii" in FishBase. January 2010 version.
- ↑ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order POLYPTERIFORMES (Bichirs)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
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