Polypterus bichir Lacepède, 1803
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Polypterus bichir Lacepède, 1803
- Name authority
- Lacepède, 1803
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Cladistii
- Order
- Polypteriformes
- Family
- Polypteridae
- Genus
- Polypterus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassCladistia
- classCladistii
- orderPolypteriformes
- familyPolypteridae Bonaparte, 1835
- genusPolypterus Lacepède, 1803
- speciesPolypterus bichir Lacepède, 1803
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Polypterus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Polypterus delhezi Boulenger, 1899 | PolypteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Polypterus palmas Ayres, 1850 | PolypteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Polypterus polli Gosse, 1988 | PolypteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Polypterus retropinnis Vaillant, 1886 | PolypteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Polypterus teugelsi Britz, 2004 | PolypteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Polypterus weeksii Boulenger, 1898 | PolypteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Polypterus ornatipinnis Boulenger, 1902 | PolypteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Polypterus senegalus Cuvier, 1829 | PolypteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Polypterus ansorgii Boulenger, 1910 | PolypteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Polypterus congicus Boulenger, 1898 | PolypteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Polypterus endlicherii Heckel, 1847 | PolypteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Polypterus mokelembembe Schliewen & Schäfer, 2006 | PolypteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Polypterus lapradei Steindachner, 1869 Steindachner, 1869 | synonym |
| Polypterus bichir lapradei Steindachner, 1869 Steindachner, 1869 | synonym |
| Polypterus bichir bichir Lacepède, 1803 Lacepède, 1803 | synonym |
| Polypterus bichir lapradii Steindachner, 1869 Steindachner, 1869 | synonym |
| Polypterus lapradii Steindachner, 1869 Steindachner, 1869 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Lacepède, B. G. E. (1803). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome Cinquieme. 5. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4LKPT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.