Bichir

The Bichir lives in the demersal, freshwater environment.

) A remarkable ganoid fish (Polypterus bichir) found in the Nile and other African rivers. See Brachioganoidei. More

The bichir is a decorated freshwater fish that has an elongated body, little but wide head, circular tail, and length about 2 ft long. More

Cuvier Bichir (Polypterus senegalus)Starting at $14.99IN STOCK Ornate Bichir Ornate Bichir (Polypterus ornatipinnis)Starting at $59.99IN STOCK Retropinnis Bichir Retropinnis Bichir (Polypterus retropinnis)Starting at $69. More

The bichirs are a family, Polypteridae, of archaic-looking ray-finned fishesActinopterygii The Actinopterygii constitute the Class of the ray-finned fishes. More

bichir (bich'ur) , common name for African freshwater fishes as of the family Polypteridae, and particularly for those of the genus Polypterus. Bichirs are among the most primitive of the ray-finned fishes, or Actinopterygii, the dominant group of modern fishes. More

Demián Bichir debuted before the cameras from the age of 14 and launched himself as a telenovela star in his native Mexico in the '80s and '90s, prior to his slick and seemingly effortless More

profiles tagged Bichir :: page 1 of 3 Bernal Bruno - France Juan Manuel, Bichir, Dvd, Margarita Sanz, Salma Hayek, Agustin, Gael, Victoria Abril... More

Also called the Senegal Bichir, this is a very hardy species of Bichirs or Polypterus. They max out at around 30 cm long and never have any colouring to impress. However, they have a great personality and make a great addition to the larger aquarium. More

") Bichir continued to score as a well-respected actor in Mexico, however, and did additional Hollywood crossover work from time to time - usually in American features with predominantly Hispanic casts, such as Cliff Osmond's 1988 romantic drama The Penitent, starring Armand Assante and Raul Julia. More

family, the Cuvier Bichir has the unique ability to survive out of water. More

The Retropinnis Bichir or Polypterus retropinnis is one of the few fish that can actually survive outside of water. More

ROLE OF A LIFETIME: Bichir, left, replaced Javier Bardem in the role of Fidel Castro in Steven Soderbergh's upcoming biofilms about Che Guevera (Che is played by Benicio Del Toro, right). More

Bichirs are part of the Polypteridae family. The Bichir family consists of a small group of primitive fish from tropical Africa. The fish in this family are characterized by an elongated, snake-like body and two strong, paddle-like pectoral fins. More

Common names

Adagba in Yoruba (Yorùbá)
Akata in Ijo
Am korkor in Arabic (‫العربية)
Bichir in English
Gwando in Hausa (‫هَوُسَ)
Khâb in Wolof (Wollof)
Kusakpa in Nupe
Rhap in Wolof (Wollof)
Sannka in Wolof (Wollof)
Sayo in Other
拉氏多鰭魚 in Mandarin Chinese
拉氏多鳍鱼 in Mandarin Chinese

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