Named in honor of botanist Stephan Endlicher (1804–1849), who apparently discovered the species in the fish collection at the Naturhistorisches Museum (Vienna).[3]
The species reaches a maximum recorded length of about 63 cm (24.8 in) as an unsexed male. The maximum recorded weight was about 3.3 kg (7.3 lb).[4][5] It can be identified by its flattened head with a prominent lower jaw that is larger than its upper jaw. Its dorsal side is of a green and yellow color. Its head and fins also have black spots on them.[4]
This fish is recorded to be piscivorous. Their diet also includes snails and crustaceans.[4] Their reproduction cycle begins in the rainy season when the chemistry of the water and temperature change. This species is also known to be an egg scatterer. P. endlicheri can live in aquaria with proper maintenance.[6]
Habitat and distributionedit
Polypterus endlicheri is recorded to be found in freshwater habitats within demersal depth ranges. This species is native to a tropical climate.[4]
^Froese, R.; Pauly, D. (2017). "Polypteridae". FishBase version (02/2017). Retrieved 18 May 2017.
^Van Der Laan, Richard; Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ronald (11 November 2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (1): 1–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1. PMID 25543675.
^Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order POLYPTERIFORMES (Bichirs)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
^ abcde"Polypterus endlicherii Heckel, 1847 Saddled bichir". Fish Base. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
^"Saddled Bichir – Polypterus Endlicheri Endlicheri". Tropical Fish Site. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
polypterus, endlicheri, heckel, 1847, saddled, bichir, largest, species, polypterus, genus, freshwater, fish, conservation, statusleast, concern, iucn, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, chordataclass, actinopterygiiorder, poly. Polypterus endlicheri Heckel 1847 the saddled bichir is one of the largest species of the Polypterus genus of freshwater fish Polypterus endlicheriConservation statusLeast Concern IUCN 3 1 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ActinopterygiiOrder PolypteriformesFamily PolypteridaeGenus PolypterusSpecies P endlicheriBinomial namePolypterus endlicheriHeckel 1847Synonyms 1 2 Polypterus endlicheri endlicheri Heckel 1847Polypterus endlicherii MHNTNamed in honor of botanist Stephan Endlicher 1804 1849 who apparently discovered the species in the fish collection at the Naturhistorisches Museum Vienna 3 Contents 1 Description 2 Habitat and distribution 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksDescription editThe species reaches a maximum recorded length of about 63 cm 24 8 in as an unsexed male The maximum recorded weight was about 3 3 kg 7 3 lb 4 5 It can be identified by its flattened head with a prominent lower jaw that is larger than its upper jaw Its dorsal side is of a green and yellow color Its head and fins also have black spots on them 4 This fish is recorded to be piscivorous Their diet also includes snails and crustaceans 4 Their reproduction cycle begins in the rainy season when the chemistry of the water and temperature change This species is also known to be an egg scatterer P endlicheri can live in aquaria with proper maintenance 6 Habitat and distribution editPolypterus endlicheri is recorded to be found in freshwater habitats within demersal depth ranges This species is native to a tropical climate 4 P endlicheri is found in the Nile River the Chad Basin the Niger River the Volta River and the Bandama River of Africa 4 This species is native to Cameroon Nigeria Burkina Faso Ghana Chad the Ivory Coast Mali Sudan Benin and the Central African Republic 6 See also editList of freshwater aquarium fish speciesReferences edit Froese R Pauly D 2017 Polypteridae FishBase version 02 2017 Retrieved 18 May 2017 Van Der Laan Richard Eschmeyer William N Fricke Ronald 11 November 2014 Family group names of Recent fishes Zootaxa 3882 1 1 230 doi 10 11646 zootaxa 3882 1 1 PMID 25543675 Christopher Scharpf amp Kenneth J Lazara 22 September 2018 Order POLYPTERIFORMES Bichirs The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J Lazara Retrieved 28 February 2021 a b c d e Polypterus endlicherii Heckel 1847 Saddled bichir Fish Base Retrieved 10 September 2013 Saddled Bichir Polypterus Endlicheri Endlicheri Tropical Fish Site Retrieved 10 September 2013 a b Polypterus endlicheri endlicheri Saddled Bichir Seriously Fish Retrieved 10 September 2013 External links editPolypterus endlicheri on FishBase nbsp This Chondrostei related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Polypterus endlicheri amp oldid 1168190006, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
