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FAQs on Bichirs, Family Polypteridae Identification

Related Articles: Bichirs

Related FAQs: Bichirs 1, & Bichir Behavior, Bichir Compatibility, Bichir Selection, Bichir Systems, Bichir Feeding, Bichir Disease, Bichir Reproduction, & FAQs on: Ropefish 1, Ropefish 2, & Ropefish ID, Ropefish Behavior, Ropefish Compatibility, Ropefish Selection, Ropefish Systems, Ropefish Feeding, Ropefish Health, Ropefish Reproduction,

fish id  8/5/07
hello
I was told this was a baby Reedfish but think it may be a grey bichir help please
<Not the former... Is a species of Polypterus. BobF>

Thanks and Senegal bichir ID 05/09/08
Hi everybody,
Thank you very much for running this site, you have no idea how many times you have helped me! I just wanted to follow up on an FAQ labeled "fish id" in the Polypterid ID section on 8/5/07, it was a Senegal Bichir and I now have two more, all of them healthy thanks to you guys and gals. Thanks again -Tom
<Thank you for the kind words and update. -Sara M.>

Senegal Bichirs/s
Hi there my name is Jason from Auckland, New Zealand, the other day I bought a couple of Senegal Bichirs and I was wondering if there is any way of telling if they are short body Senegal or normal ones, they are about 4inch.
<Mmm, I am not aware that there is any more than just the one species: http://www.wetwebmedia.com/FWSubWebIndex/polypterids.htm>
The pet shop that I bought them from told me that they were lung fish but after searching the web for these fish I found that they are Bichirs not lung fish, and that there are short and long body types. Are you guys able to help? Cheers.
<Please see the above link, and read about the family on Fishbase.org
Bob Fenner>






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