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Polypterus endlicherii Heckel, 1847

Saddled bichir
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Sudan (South) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the White Nile River (Ref. 1878, 31439), Lake No (Ref. 1878, 31439) and Bahr El Jebel (Ref. 1878, 31439, 43519). Also Ref. 43033, 45921.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/od.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Boulenger, G.A., 1909
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Sail-fins of Bichirs, Tummaniilinhauki, Gwando, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Cladistii (bichirs) > Polypteriformes (Bichirs) > Polypteridae (Bichirs)
Etymology: Polypterus: Greek, poly = a lot of + Greek, pteron = wing, fin (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Heckel.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal; potamodromous (Ref. 51243).   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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