Polypterus endlicheri endlicheri(Polypterus endlicheri endlicheri:end-lick-er-i end-lick-er-i)
Morphology: Dorsal spines (total): 11 - 14; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 14 – 18; Vertebrae: 53 – 57. Compressed body (Ref. 2835, 3036, 42908). Body depth 7.3 to 10.3 times in standard length; head length 4.2 to 5.2 times in standard length (Ref. 367). Head flattened (Ref. 367). Lower jaw prominent, longer than upper jaw (Ref. 367, 2756). Number of dorsal finlets: 11-14 (Ref. 42908). Number of branched dorsal and caudal rays: 20-26 (Ref. 2835). Pectoral fin reaching dorsal fin origin (Ref. 367). Ganoid scales (Ref. 42904): 50-59 lateral line scales, 40-46 scales around body, 11-16 predorsal scales (Ref. 367, Ref. 2835, Ref. 42908). Dorsal side yellow or green colored, ventral side paler (Ref. 2835), with irregular black transversal bands (Ref. 367, 2835). Head and fins with black spots (Ref. 367, 2835, 3069).
Polypterus endlicheri congicus(Polypterus endlicheri congicus:end-lick-er-i con-ji-cuss)
Morphology: Dorsal spines (total): 12 - 15; Anal spines: 1215. Compressed body (Ref. 42908, Ref. 43035). Lower jaw prominent, longer than upper jaw (Ref. 36901). Number of dorsal finlets: 12-15 (Ref. 42908). Pectoral fin reaching dorsal fin origin (Ref. 45485). Ganoid scales (Ref. 42904, Ref. 43035): 55-59 lateral line scales, 46-52 scales around body, 11-16 predorsal scales (Ref. 2970, Ref. 36901, Ref. 42908, Ref. 44840, Ref. 45485). Dorsal side gray colored, ventral side paler, yellowish, with 6 to 9 darker transversal bars (Ref. 41580, Ref. 43035). Fins with weak blackish spots (Ref. 41580). -Anne
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aqualog polypterus,Schaffer