West African bichir

The West African bichir lives in the demersal, freshwater environment.

known as the West African Bichir or Speckled Bichir and was first discovered in the Congo in Africa. These freshwater fish work well in an aquarium setting that has a tight lid, several hiding spaces and is over 50 gallons. More

* West African bichir, Polypterus retropinnis VaillantLéon Vaillant L?on Louis Vaillant was a France zoologist. More

* West African bichir, Polypterus retropinnis Vaillant, 1899. * Polypterus senegalus * Polypterus senegalus meridionalis Poll, 1941. More

simply referred to as the West African Bichir, and were commonly imported in mixed shipments with similar species. This snake-like fish is brownish-gray to an olive-green color. It has noticable rounded pectoral fins that it uses to prop itself up on the substrate. More

Common names

Bichir alimský in Czech (česky)
Mokuta in Other
Monga in Other
Moonga in Other
Mopolu in Other
Moposse in Other
Vestafrikansk bikir in Danish (dansk)
West African bichir in English
后翼多鳍鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
後翼多鰭魚 in Mandarin Chinese

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