Polypterus congicus Boulenger, 1898
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 congicus Boulenger, 1898
- Name authority
- Boulenger, 1898
- 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 congicus Boulenger, 1898
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 bichir Lacepède, 1803 | PolypteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| 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 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 endlicherii congicus Boulenger, 1898 Boulenger, 1898 | synonym |
| Polypterus bichir katangae Poll, 1941 Poll, 1941 | synonym |
| Polypterus endlicheri concicus Boulenger, 1898 Boulenger, 1898 | synonym |
| Polypterus endlicheri congicus Boulenger, 1898 Boulenger, 1898 | 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.
- Boulenger, G. A. (1898). On the species of Polypterus. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7), v. 2 (no. 11) (art. 50): 416–420. 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:4LKPW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.