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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 ...
Bichir group. Polypterus ansorgii Boulenger, 1910 (Guinean bichir) Polypterus bichir Lacépède, 1803 (Nile bichir) P. b. bichir Lacepède, 1803;
To study this further, scientists from McGill University raised a group of 111 Senegal bichir fish, also known as dinosaur eels, in just over a tenth of an inch of water.
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.
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
The Bichir Handbook is a book written by science communicator and graphic designer Joshua Pickett from Salisbury, England, [1] about living fossil fishes known as Polypteriformes (bichirs), found throughout west and central Africa, and formerly South America.
Polypterus endlicherii, the saddled bichir, is one of the largest species of the Polypterus genus of freshwater fish. Named in honor of botanist Stephan Endlicher (1804–1849), who apparently discovered the species in the fish collection at the Naturhistorisches Museum (Vienna).
Demián Bichir is remembering his late wife, Stefanie Sherk, on her birthday. Sherk and Bichir began dating in 2010. In a guest column for Deadline shared just before the new year, Bichir opened ...