Cross River Bichir

Polypterus teugelsi

Forty One Point Five Centimeters Polypterid Fish from African Waters

Tropical
Upper river
Restricted distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Elongated
Medium
Tropical fish

Polypterus teugelsi (Teugelsi bichir) is a species of carnivorous, nocturnal bichir (a group of primitive ray-finned fishes) that lives in the Cross River drainage basin in the country of Cameroon. P. teugelsi was described in 2004 by Ralf Britz.

Class: Bichirs and Reedfish
Order: Bichirs and Reedfish
Family: Polypteridae
Genus: Polypterus
Maximum length: 41.5 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Africa: restricted to upper Cross River in Cameroon (Ref. 51884 , 81628 ).
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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