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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, Polypteridae.It is a typical example of polypterid fishes, as most of its defining physical features are common across the genus, such as its ancient, lungfish- or arowana-like appearance, the ability to breathe atmospheric oxygen, and its ...
Polypterus endlicherii Heckel, 1847 (saddled bichir) Weeksii group. Polypterus mokelembembe Schliewen & Schäfer, 2006 (Mokèlé-mbèmbé bichir) Polypterus ornatipinnis Boulenger, 1902 (ornate bichir) Polypterus weeksii Boulenger, 1898 (mottled bichir) Senegalus group. Polypterus delhezi Boulenger, 1899 (barred bichir) Polypterus polli J. P ...
Polypterus is a genus of freshwater fish in the bichir family (Polypteridae) of order Polypteriformes. The type species is the Nile bichir ( P. bichir ). Fish in this genus live in various areas in Africa .
As part of their Dinosaur Valley attraction, Nong Nooch Tropical Garden installed statues of the illustrations inside the book, each exceeding 1.5 metres in length. They include the extant Polypterus senegalus, P. palmas and P. bichir, with the project aiming to complete statues of each species of polypterid. [8]
P. senegalus may refer to: Polypterus senegalus , the gray bichir, Senegal bichir, Cuvier's bichir or dinosaur eel, a freshwater ray-finned fish species Poicephalus senegalus , the Senegal parrot, a bird species found in western Africa
Species Polypterus mokelembembe Schliewen & Schäfer, 2006; Species Polypterus ornatipinnis Boulenger, 1902; Species Polypterus palmas Ayres, 1850; Species Polypterus polli J. P. Gosse, 1988; Species Polypterus retropinnis Vaillant, 1899; Species Polypterus senegalus Cuvier, 1829; Species Polypterus teugelsi Britz, 2004; Species Polypterus ...
The latest dinosaur being mounted at the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles is not only a member of a new species — it's also the only one found on the planet whose bones are green, according ...
The maximum recorded length of P. palmas is 35.3 cm (13.9) inches, although lengths of around 30 cm (11.8 inches) are much more common. [4] It can be distinguished from other similarly-sized bichirs such as Polypterus senegalus and Polypterus polli by its bright gold coloration, speckled pattern, and dark transverse barring.