are there only 20 species of Polypterus only??

[xuethao]

Are there only 20 type of polypterus only. i research and found only 20. Al

Upper Jaw:
P. Senegalus Senegalus
P. Senegalus Meriodonalis
P. Delhezi
P. Ornatippinnis
P. Palmas Palmas
P. Palmas Polli
P. Palmas Buettikoferi
P. Weeksii
P. Teugelsi
P. Mokelembembe
P. Retropinnis Retropinnis
P. Retropinnis Lowei
Lower Jaw:
P. Endlicheri Endlicheri
P. Endlicheri Congicus
P. Ansorgii
P. Bichir Bichir
P. Bichir Lapradei
P. Bichir Katangae

 

[xuethao]

bump

 

[beblondie]

as of now there are 15 recognized species including subspecies
Upper Jaw:
P. Senegalus Senegalus
P. Delhezi
P. Ornatippinnis
P. Palmas Palmas
P. Palmas Polli
P. Palmas Buettikoferi
P. Weeksii
P. Teugelsi
P. Mokelembembe
P. Retropinnis
lower Jaw:
P. Endlicheri Endlicheri
P. Endlicheri Congicus
P. Ansorgii
P. Bichir Bichir
P. Bichir Lapradei
no need to search they are listed in the primer in the stickie section-Anne

 

[xuethao]

thank you beblondie

 

[beblondie]

Your welcome

 

[David R]

If you're asking about SPECIES then there are only 11;
P. senegalus
P. delhezi
P. ornatippinnis
P. palmas
P. weeksii
P. teugelsi
P. mokelembembe
P. retropinnis
P. endlicheri
P. ansorgii
P. bichir

If you're asking about TYPES then there is a whole lot more, depending on how far you want to split hairs (subspecies, albino/platinum, short body, regional variants etc).
Also, the species name should be written with a lower case letter.

 

[Cohazard]

Are there only 20 type of polypterus only. i research and found only 20. Al

Upper Jaw:
P. Senegalus Senegalus
P. Senegalus Meriodonalis
P. Delhezi
P. Ornatippinnis
P. Palmas Palmas
P. Palmas Polli
P. Palmas Buettikoferi
P. Weeksii
P. Teugelsi
P. Mokelembembe
P. Retropinnis Retropinnis
P. Retropinnis Lowei
Lower Jaw:
P. Endlicheri Endlicheri
P. Endlicheri Congicus
P. Ansorgii
P. Bichir Bichir
P. Bichir Lapradei
P. Bichir Katangae

Several of those names you listed are outdated, or not confirmed true species, as you've probably gathered from the post of other members.

P.s. meridionalis is not confirmed as a species or subspecies, it could possibly a locality variation.

P. lowei is outdated and was involved in the confusion behind retropinnis and mokelembembe.

P.b. katangae, well, katangae is likely a collection point, but we now know that fish as P. endlicheri congicus, a subspecies.