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Polypterus delhezi Boulenger, 1899

Barred bichir
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Central African Republic country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: questionable
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Report from the Chad basin (Fort Archambault)(Ref. 3047) unconfirmed in Ref. 81263.
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: Pellegrin, J., 1904
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Stribet bikir, 戴氏多鳍鱼, Zaire-Flösselhecht, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Cladistii (bichirs) > Polypteriformes (Bichirs) > Polypteridae (Bichirs)
Etymology: Polypterus: Greek, poly = a lot of + Greek, pteron = wing, fin (Ref. 45335);  delhezi: Named after M. Delhez, collector of the first specimen of Polypterus delhezi (Ref. 1877).
  More on author: Boulenger.

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

Freshwater; demersal.   Tropical; 26°C - 28°C (Ref. 2060)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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