Description: Dorsal surface has large dark blotches forming a mottled pattern.
Ventral surface has a uniform lighter colouration. The base of the pectoral fin has a large dark spot.
5-7 dorsal spines.
Comments: This species seems to be commonly available in most parts of the world, and may be imported simply as P. palmas.
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Main Ref: Hanssens, M.M., G.G.Teugels, D.F.E.Thys Van den Audenaerde (1995): Subspecies in the Polypterus palmas complex
(Brachiopterygii; Polypteridae) from West and Central Africa. Copeia 1995 (3): 694-705.
