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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

- (Barred bichir) Polypterus endlicherii Heckel, 1847 Polypterus mokelembembe Schliewen & Schäfer, 2006 (Mokèlé-mbèmbé bichir) Polypterus ornatipinnis Boulenger...
- Polypterus senegalus, the Senegal bichir, gray bichir or Cuvier's bichir, and sometimes called the "dinosaur eel" (a misnomer, as the creature is neither...
- Evans, Sean. "Polypterus ornatipinnis". Polypterus.info. Retrieved 2008-08-16. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2017). "Polypterus ornatipinnis"...
- The saddled bichir, Polypterus endlicheri endlicheri, is a prototypical subspecies of the Polypterus genus, meaning most of its features are held across...
- Polypterus endlicheri, the saddled bichir, is one of the largest species of the Polypterus genus of freshwater fish. Named in honor of botanist Stephan...
- distinguished from other similarly-sized bichirs such as Polypterus senegalus and Polypterus polli by its bright gold coloration, speckled pattern, and...
- 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...
- Polypterus congicus, the Congo bichir, is a species of bichir with a maximum recorded size of 970 millimetres (38 in). The colour also varies from yellowish...
- 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...
- "Teugelsi Bichir (Polypterus teugelsi) – Pet World and the Aqua Shoppe". www.petworldrochester.com. Retrieved 2016-04-08. "Polypterus teugelsi (bichir)"...