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Polypterus bichir
| Nile bichir | |
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| Polypterus bichir bichir | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Polypteriformes |
| Family: | Polypteridae |
| Genus: | Polypterus |
| Species: | P. bichir
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| Binomial name | |
| Polypterus bichir Lacépède, 1803
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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 a dark vertical marking and bands on the flank. This marking is more prominent on juveniles, and fades as the fish grows.
- ^ Diallo, I. (2020). "Polypterus bichir". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T182155A58329182. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T182155A58329182.en. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ Froese, R.; Pauly, D. (2017). "Polypteridae". FishBase. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ Van Der Laan, Richard; Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ronald (11 November 2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (1): 1–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1. PMID 25543675.
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