Polypterus weeksii
Polypterus weeksii | |
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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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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
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Polypterus weeksi" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
- ↑ "Polypteridae" (PDF). Deeplyfish- fishes of the world. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
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