There have been long discussions before on many forums how large/long Polypterus really can get. This thread will be open for any discussions regarding Polypterus maximum sizes and will ofcourse be filled with pics of monster polypterus.
Here i quote from The Polypterus introduction and primer 3.0
:
"Species and sizes
maximum known sizes often smaller in captivity
Upper Jaw Species-Upper jaw protrudes past lower jaw
P. palmas palmas ('palmas' bichir)- 13"
(subspecies)P. palmas polli ('marbled bichir)- 14"
(subspecies) P. palmas buettikoferi ('buettikoferi' bichir)- 13"
P. ornatipinnis ('ornate' bichir)- 27"
P. delhezi ('armoured' or 'delhez's' bichir)- 14"
P. senegalus senegalus ('Senegal' or 'Cuiver's' bichir)- 12"
(possible subspecies)P. senegalus meridionalis- 12"+
There is, Also the possibility of a third member of the Polypterus senegalus
group that is found in the Nile River
P. retropinnis ('retropinnis' bichir)- 14"
P .mokelembembe
P. weeksi ('week's' bichir)- 20"
P.teugelsi (found only in the Cross river)-16.75''
E. calabaricus ('Ropefish')- 15"-30" (Closer to 15''-20'' in captivity)
Lower Jaw Species-Lower protrudes past upper jaw
P. endlicheri endlicheri ('saddled' or 'red' bichir)- 32", possibly more
(subspecies)P. endlicheri congicus ('giant' or 'congo' bichir)- 39"
P. Bichir lapradei ('Lapradei' bichir)- 24"
P. bichir bichir-30+ ''
P.ansorgii-28-30+''"
Many of these species have been proven by members of this site to be able to get much (in some cases) larger than says in the introduction and primer 3.0.
These sizes have been proven more correct:
Palmas Palmas 15"
Senegalus Senegalus (Turkana variant) 15"
Teugelsi 20"+
I dont know about other species. But to start a discussion:
How large really is a FULL GROWN Polypterus Teugelsi?
I will add pictures of Monster bichirs i find on the world wide web soon to keep the tread going, all MFK memebers are encouraged to do the same.
Here i quote from The Polypterus introduction and primer 3.0
:
"Species and sizes
maximum known sizes often smaller in captivity
Upper Jaw Species-Upper jaw protrudes past lower jaw
P. palmas palmas ('palmas' bichir)- 13"
(subspecies)P. palmas polli ('marbled bichir)- 14"
(subspecies) P. palmas buettikoferi ('buettikoferi' bichir)- 13"
P. ornatipinnis ('ornate' bichir)- 27"
P. delhezi ('armoured' or 'delhez's' bichir)- 14"
P. senegalus senegalus ('Senegal' or 'Cuiver's' bichir)- 12"
(possible subspecies)P. senegalus meridionalis- 12"+
There is, Also the possibility of a third member of the Polypterus senegalus
group that is found in the Nile River
P. retropinnis ('retropinnis' bichir)- 14"
P .mokelembembe
P. weeksi ('week's' bichir)- 20"
P.teugelsi (found only in the Cross river)-16.75''
E. calabaricus ('Ropefish')- 15"-30" (Closer to 15''-20'' in captivity)
Lower Jaw Species-Lower protrudes past upper jaw
P. endlicheri endlicheri ('saddled' or 'red' bichir)- 32", possibly more
(subspecies)P. endlicheri congicus ('giant' or 'congo' bichir)- 39"
P. Bichir lapradei ('Lapradei' bichir)- 24"
P. bichir bichir-30+ ''
P.ansorgii-28-30+''"
Many of these species have been proven by members of this site to be able to get much (in some cases) larger than says in the introduction and primer 3.0.
These sizes have been proven more correct:
Palmas Palmas 15"
Senegalus Senegalus (Turkana variant) 15"
Teugelsi 20"+
I dont know about other species. But to start a discussion:
How large really is a FULL GROWN Polypterus Teugelsi?
I will add pictures of Monster bichirs i find on the world wide web soon to keep the tread going, all MFK memebers are encouraged to do the same.
and I'm pretty sure palmas palmas was caught at 50 cm on a Japanese site
