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Polypterus senegalus Cuvier, 1829

Gray bichir
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Central African Republic country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Polypterus senegalus senegalus: known from the Chad basin (Ref. 3053, 81263), including the Chari-Logone basin (Ref. 42005).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ct.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Gosse, J.P. and J. Daget, 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names ຊື່ສາມັນ | ຄຳສັບຄ້າຍຄືກັນ | Catalog of Fishes(ຕະກຸນ, ຊະນິດ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Polypteriformes (Bichirs) > Polypteridae (Bichirs)
Etymology: Polypterus: Greek, poly = a lot of + Greek, pteron = wing, fin (Ref. 45335);  senegalus: Named after M. d'Arnaud, collector of the two specimens (Ref. 1688).
  More on author: Cuvier.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range ນິເວດວິທະຍາ


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