Aug 20, 2013
Senegal Bichir (Polypterus senegalus)
Also known as the gray bichir or Cuiver's bichir, the Senegal bichir is a species of bichir that is distrusted throughout the Nile basin and Western Africa. Senegal bichirs usually inhabit freshwater swamps and lagoons and typically resign in muddy regions on the sides. Their diet consists mostly of fish, frogs, molluscs, crustaceans and insects.
Phylogeny
Animalia-Chordata-Actinopterygii-Polypteriformes-Polypteridae-Polypterus-P.senegalus
Images: enjoy!fish and Edwin Tan