Fish > Bichirs
The Barred Bichir (Polypterus delhezi), also called the Armored Bichir, is a living fossil belonging to the ancient basal ray-finned fish family Polypteridae. Endemic strictly to the Congo River basin of Central Africa, this prehistoric freshwater predator boasts a...
Fish > Bichirs
The Saddled Bichir (Polypterus endlicheri) is a living freshwater fossil belonging to the ancient actinopterygian order Polypteriformes, a basal fish lineage that diverged nearly 400 million years ago. Armored in heavy, interlocking ganoid scales and crowned with a...
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