4 Extinct polypterus

[King-eL]

does anyone think that there might be more Polypterus in nature now then the ones we no off because on some japanese web sights and that place called Big Fins Fish store ,they have a lot of poly,s I do not know what they are Endis Bichir Bichir different region variants I don,t no.

There are still more bichirs out there that have not been identified or have it's own latin name. There are probably some that have not been discover yet or been caught by a human.

 

[beblondie]

what P.teugelsi was discovered and described what 3-4 years ago

 

[King-eL]

what P.teugelsi was discovered and described what 3-4 years ago

It was known as Polypterus sp. "Cameroon" way back then and was described as Polypterus Teugelsi in 2004.

 

[Tom]