Poll's bichir

Polypterus polli

Elongated Polypterid Fish from the Congo Basin

Poll's bichir is known around Africa as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and records give a maximum length of 32.1 cm.

Class: Bichirs and Reedfish
Order: Bichirs and Reedfish
Family: Polypteridae
Genus: Polypterus
Maximum length: 32.1 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Africa: lower and middle Congo River basin (Ref. 28149 , 46409 ) in Cameroon, Republic of Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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