Polypterus weeksii
Polypterus weeksii, the mottled bichir, is a fish in the family Polypteridae found in the central basin of the Congo River.[2] It grows to about 54 cm in head-to-tail length.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Polypteriformes |
| Family: | Polypteridae |
| Genus: | Polypterus |
| Species: | P. weeksii |
| Binomial name | |
| Polypterus weeksii Boulenger, 1898 | |
| Synonyms[2][3] | |
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References
- Moelants, T. (2010). "Polypterus weeksii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T182448A7886605. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182448A7886605.en.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Polypterus weeksi" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
- 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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