Polypterus bichir Lacépède, 1803

Dataset
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SPECIES: Published in
Lacépède, Bernard G. É. de. 1803. Histoire naturelle des poissons. Plasson, Paris. Vol. 5: i-lxviii, 1-803, index, pls. 1-21.

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Chordata: class
Actinopterygii: order
Polypteriformes: family
Polypteridae: genus
Polypterus: species
Polypterus bichir

Name

Synonyms: Polypterus bichir bichir; Polypterus bichir lapradei Steindachner, 1869; Polypterus lapradei Steindachner, 1869; Polypterus niloticus Shaw, 1804
Homonyms: Polypterus bichir Lacépède, 1803
Common names: Abshire in Arabic; Adagba in Yoruba; Agwer in language.; Akata in language.; Almindelig bikir in Danish; Am korkor in Arabic; Am'korkor in Arabic; Bichir in Swedish; Bichir in Arabic; Bichir in English; Bichir africký in Czech; Bichir nilský in Czech; Bichir ploutvičkový in Czech; Bichyr ploutvičkový in Czech; Bikir in Danish; Dabib el hut in Arabic; Ding in language.; Emsir in Arabic; Flösselhecht in German; Gbaranga in language.; Gong dongââl in language.; Gong gââl in language.; Gong koïn in language.; Gwando in Hausa; Juath in language.; Khâb in Wolof; Kuilwaafo in language.; Kuku in language.; Kusakpa in language.; Nagir in language.; Niilinhauki in Finnish; Niiluse hulkuim in Estonian; Nil-Flösselhecht in German; Nile bichir in language.; Nile bichir in English; Nile bichir in English; Nile bichir in English; Nile bichir in English; Nilfengädda in Swedish; Otwel in language.; Peixe-manel in Portuguese; Rhap in Wolof; Sajigɛ in language.; Sannka in Wolof; Sayo in language.; Wielopletwiec a. miastuga in Polish; 多鰭魚 in language.; 多鳍鱼 in language.; 拉氏多鰭魚 in language.; 拉氏多鳍鱼 in language.

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