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FishBase Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Following modified from FishBase    Top | See original http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Polypterus&speciesname=ansorgii ---> http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Polypterus&speciesname=ansorgii http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Polypterus&speciesname=ansorgii ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Polypterus&speciesname=ansorgii https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Polypterus&speciesname=ansorgii ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Polypterus-ansorgii.html You can sponsor this page Common name (e.g. trout) contains begins with begins with ends with is Genus + Species (e.g. Gadus morhua) About this page More Info Plus d'info Mais info Languages Arabic Bahasa/Malay Bangla Chinese(Si) Chinese(Tr) Deutsch English Español Farsi Français Greek Hindi Italiano Japanese Lao Nederlands Português(Br) Português(Pt) Russian Swedish Thai Vietnamese User feedbacks Comments &   Corrections Fish Forum Guest Book Facebook Citation Uploads Attach website Upload photo Upload video Upload   references Fish Watcher Related species Species in    Polypterus Species in    Polypteridae - Classification - Polypteridae Polypteriformes Cladistii Chordata Animalia Polypterus ansorgii Boulenger , 1910 Guinean bichir Upload your photos  and  videos Pictures | Google image Polypterus ansorgii Picture by Chang, Y.C. Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa Cladistii (bichirs) > Polypteriformes (Bichirs) > Polypteridae (Bichirs) Etymology: Polypterus: Greek, poly = a lot of + Greek, pteron = wing, fin (Ref. 45335 ) ;   ansorgii: Named after Dr. W.J. Ansorge (Ref. 43036 ) . More on author: Boulenger . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Freshwater; demersal. Tropical Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri Africa: The species is described from the Corubal River in Guinea Bissau (Ref. 2835 , 81263 ); and it has been reported recently from the Niger basin in Guinea and in lake Kainji and the Ogun River in Nigeria (Ref. 2835 , 81263 ). Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm Max length : 28.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 81263 ) Short description Morphology | Morphometrics Dorsal spines (total): 13 - 15; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal spines : 0; Anal soft rays : 12 - 14. Diagnosis: Polypterus ansorgii is distinguished from other species of the genus by its two jaws of equal length and its dorsal fin set forward, only separated from the head by 11 to 13 scales (Ref. 2835 , 81263 ). Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274 ) Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators Gosse, J.P. and J. Daget , 2003. Polypteridae. p. 101-112. In D. Paugy, C. Lévêque and G.G Teugels (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of West Africa Volume 1. Coll. faune et flore tropicales 40. Institut de recherche de développement, Paris, France, Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris, France and Musée royal de l'Afrique Central, Tervuren, Belgium, 457p. (Ref. 81263 ) IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )   Least Concern (LC)  ; Date assessed: 23 April 2020 CITES Not Evaluated CMS (Ref. 116361 ) Not Evaluated Threat to humans   Harmless Human uses Fisheries: FAO - Publication: search | FishSource | More information Countries FAO areas Ecosystems Occurrences Introductions Stocks Ecology Diet Food items Food consumption Ration Common names Synonyms Metabolism Predators Ecotoxicology Reproduction Maturity Spawning Spawning aggregation Fecundity Eggs Egg development Age/Size Growth Length-weight Length-length Length-frequencies Morphometrics Morphology Larvae Larval dynamics Recruitment Abundance BRUVS References Aquaculture Aquaculture profile Strains Genetics Electrophoreses Heritability Diseases Processing Nutrients Mass conversion Collaborators Pictures Stamps, Coins Misc. 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Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00457 (0.00195 - 0.01073), b=3.05 (2.85 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  3.2   ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives Resilience (Ref. 120179 ):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Low vulnerability (18 of 100). Price category (Ref. 80766 ):   Unknown . 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