Polypterus bichir
Date between 1700 and 1880
Notes This object is part of the collection Iconographia Zoologica
Source/Photographer Iconographia Zoologica
Old Latin name Polypterus bichir
New Latin name Polypterus bichir bichir
Common name Nederlands: Kwastsnoek
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Polypterus_bichir_-_1700-1880_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ14400003.tif

Polypterus bichir, the Nile bichir, is a fish which lives in the Nile and some of its tributaries in Africa. It is a dark grayish color on the top, with a dark vertical marking and bands on the flank. This marking is more prominent on juveniles, and fades as the fish grows.

Order: Polypteriformes
Family: Polypteridae
Genus: Polypterus
Species: Polypterus bichir Lacépède, 1803
Synonyms

Polypterus niloticus Shaw 1804
Polypterus lapradei Steindachner 1869