Polypterus
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 Polypterus delhezi
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P. ansorgii - Guinean bichir |
Polypterus is a genus of freshwater fish in the bichir family (family Polypteridae) of order Polypteriformes. The type species is the Nile bichir (P. bichir). Fishes in this genus live in various areas in Africa (as the species' common names would indicate). The etymology of the genus name derives from a combination of the Latin prefix poly- (many) and the root word pteron (wing or fin) – "many fins."
[edit] References
- "Polypterus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2005 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2005.
- Polypterus (TSN 161059). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 4 May 2005.
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