West African bichir
(Polypterus retropinnis)

Classification

Species: Polypterus retropinnis
Genus: Polypterus - Bichirs
Family: Polypteridae - Bichirs
Order: Polypteriformes - Bichirs
Class: Cladistii - Bichirs
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

General data

Scientific names: West African bichir
Habitat: Freshwater
Distribution:

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