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Polypterus ornatipinnis
Species of fish / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Polypterus ornatipinnis, the ornate bichir, is a bony fish of the family Polypteridae found in Lake Tanganyika and the Congo River basin in Central and East Africa. It is known from the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Tanzania.[3]
Quick Facts Polypterus ornatipinnis, Conservation status ...
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Captive specimen; Wilhelma Zoological Garden, Stuttgart. | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Polypteriformes |
Family: | Polypteridae |
Genus: | Polypterus |
Species: | P. ornatipinnis |
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Polypterus ornatipinnis | |
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