Polypterus ornatipinnis, Photo: Michael Lahanas
Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Infraclassis: Cladistia
Ordo: Polypteriformes
Familia: Polypteridae
Genus: Polypterus
Species: Polypterus ornatipinnis
Name
Polypterus ornatipinnis Boulenger, 1902
References
Polypterus ornatipinnis – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Vernacular names
English: Ornate Bichir
ไทย: ปลาบิเชียร์จุด, ปลาไบเคอร์จุด
Polypterus ornatipinnis, the ornate bichir, is a bony fish of the family Polypteridae found in Lake Tanganyika and the Congo River basin in Central and East Africa. It is known from the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Tanzania.[3]
Description
P. ornatipinnis has black and yellow patterning on its body, head, and fins, with 9 to 11 dorsal spines. It is the largest of the "upper jaw bichirs",[2] and reaches 60 cm (24 in) in length.[4] (Other larger bichir species such as Polypterus congicus do not have a clearly protruding upper jaw.) This fish can range in colour from dark brown to brownish grey, and is very common in the aquarium trade, like many other bichirs. This fish has a primitive pair of lungs, enabling it to breathe air in hypoxic waters and even survive out of water for extended periods of time. It has eyes on the sides on its head and two pectoral fins, and is considered to be one of the more attractive of the bichirs.[5]
References
Hanssens, M.; Moelants, T. (2010). "Polypterus ornatipinnis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T182062A7807150. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182062A7807150.en.
Evans, Sean. "Polypterus ornatipinnis". Polypterus.info. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
"Observations • iNaturalist". Retrieved 12 June 2024.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2017). "Polypterus ornatipinnis" in FishBase. September 2017 version.
From the exhibit caption at the New England Aquarium, 2008.
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