Polypteridae
Also known as: Flösselhechte, Kwastvinsnoeken, Niilinhauet, bichir, bichirovití, bichirs, bikirfamilien, birchers
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Order | Polypteriformes |
| Family | Polypteridae |
| Habitat | FRESHWATER |
| Genera | 6 |
| Species records held | 32 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 67 |
| GBIF key | 5087 |
Genera in Polypteridae
- Polypterus — 15 species: Polypterus ansorgii, Polypterus bartheli, Polypterus bichir, Polypterus congicus, Polypterus delhezi, Polypterus endlicherii, Polypterus faraou, Polypterus mokelembembe
- Protosphyraena — 8 species: Protosphyraena bentoniana, Protosphyraena ferox, Protosphyraena gigas, Protosphyraena obliquidens, Protosphyraena occidentalis, Protosphyraena recurvirostris, Protosphyraena stebbingi, Protosphyraena tenuis
- Pteronisculus — 7 species: Pteronisculus arambourgi, Pteronisculus broughi, Pteronisculus changae, Pteronisculus cicatrosus, Pteronisculus macropterus, Pteronisculus nevadanus, Pteronisculus nielseni
- Erpetoichthys — 1 species: Erpetoichthys calabaricus
- Serenoichthys — 1 species: Serenoichthys kemkemensis
- Bawitius
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.