Polypterus weeksii

Polypterus weeksii
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]
  • Polypterus schoutedeni Pellegrin 1923

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]

References

  1. Moelants, T. (2010). "Polypterus weeksii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T182448A7886605. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182448A7886605.en.
  2. 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Polypterus weeksi" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
  3. "Polypteridae" (PDF). Deeplyfish- fishes of the world. Retrieved 18 May 2017.


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