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My own Polypterids...

This is a list of the Polypterid fishes currently in my own collection, which has been steadily built up over several years. There are still several I want to acquire, so I am always on the lookout for good specimens, particularly of the ones which are hard to find here in the UK - P. retropinnis for example, or the elusive P. ansorgii.

P. (bichir) bichir8” Male
9” Female
P. (bichir) lapradei12” Male
9” Female
8” Female?
3x unsexed, 6-7"
P. delhezi6” Male
8” Female
P. e. congicus14” Male
14” Female
P. e. endlicheri16” Male
10” Female
8” Male
8” Female
P. ornatipinnis16” Female
9” Male
P. p. buettikoferi9” Female
5 unsexed juveniles
P. p. polli5x 7-8” (4M/1F)
P. retropinnis9” Female - Now designated P. mokelembembe!
P. senegalus8x 3-7” (3M, 2F, 3 unsexed)
P. senegalus, albino2x 6-7” females
P. sp. "Congo"4x 6-8” (unsexed) Now the "true" retropinnis!
P. weeksii12” Male
11” Female
6” unsexed
Ropefish5x 9-12” (2M/3F)

 

 

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